The vocabulary and manner of classical ballet express a high order of discipline and restraint, a sense of harmony with forces larger and more lasting than the individual.

Quote by Marsha B Siegel

Topics: Ballet Quotes

Ballet is not technique but a way of expression that comes more closely to the...

Ballet is not technique but a way of expression that comes more closely to the...

Letting go of perfectionism, so ingrained in the nature of a ballet dancer, can be...

Letting go of perfectionism, so ingrained in the nature of a ballet dancer, can be...

Ballet is a dance executed by the human soul.

Ballet is a dance executed by the human soul.

You don't have to know about ballet to enjoy it, all you have to do...

You don't have to know about ballet to enjoy it, all you have to do...

When I was a little kid, I took tap and ballet. I've always loved to...

When I was a little kid, I took tap and ballet. I've always loved to...

Ballet is the one form of theater where nobody speaks a foolish word all evening...

Ballet is the one form of theater where nobody speaks a foolish word all evening...

Ballet technique is arbitrary and very difficult. It never becomes easy...it becomes possible.

Ballet technique is arbitrary and very difficult. It never becomes easy...it becomes possible.

Ballet class is like Life Lessons 101. You learn some of life's most important lessons...

Ballet class is like Life Lessons 101. You learn some of life's most important lessons...

Men wearing pants so tight that you can tell what religion they are.

Men wearing pants so tight that you can tell what religion they are.

One of the few things in dance to match the Royal Ballet's curtain calls is...

One of the few things in dance to match the Royal Ballet's curtain calls is...

Ballet is only good when it is great.

Ballet is only good when it is great.

Most people think of ballet as children in little tutus. They don't know it is...

Most people think of ballet as children in little tutus. They don't know it is...

Ballet's image of perfection is fashioned amid a milieu of wracked bodies, fevered imaginations, Balkan...

Ballet's image of perfection is fashioned amid a milieu of wracked bodies, fevered imaginations, Balkan...

If it were not for dreams there would not be such a thing as ballet,...

If it were not for dreams there would not be such a thing as ballet,...

What's so wonderful about ballet is that it's mind-driven physicality. It's almost a Greek ideal...

What's so wonderful about ballet is that it's mind-driven physicality. It's almost a Greek ideal...

Everything is beautiful at the ballet...

Everything is beautiful at the ballet...

My background is somewhat unusual, as I trained to be a ballet dancer. I worked...

My background is somewhat unusual, as I trained to be a ballet dancer. I worked...