#ballet

However, the moral center of New York City, I believe, is the New York City Ballet. ↗

— John Guare

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I think that every year that the New York City Ballet is alive is worthy of celebration. Because otherwise the terrible thing is just that we take it for granted. ↗

— John Guare

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The life of a dancer is tragically short. What is remarkable about the New York City Ballet is that it makes us forget that. Because it keeps the ballet alive. ↗

— John Guare

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The New York City Ballet is always about the realm of possibilities, the realm of what the human body can do, what the human spirit can do. And it's about listening, it's about listening to remarkable music and how we respond to that. ↗

— John Guare

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Most ballet teachers in the United States are terrible. If they were in medicine, everyone would be poisoned. ↗

— George Balanchine

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I skate about 15 to 20 hours a week and also incorporate a lot of off-ice training. I take ballet and Pilates classes and lift weights with my physical therapist when I'm not on the ice. ↗

— Sasha Cohen

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It's no good running a pig farm badly for 30 years while saying, 'Really, I was meant to be a ballet dancer.' By then, pigs will be your style. ↗

— Quentin Crisp

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I'm very flower-like. I love classical music. I go to ballet and I cry. There's nothing so beautiful. ↗

— Michael Gambon

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I started with ballet and then my cousin Sarah introduced me to her tap teachers. ↗

— Adam Garcia

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I wanted so badly to study ballet, but it was really all about wearing the tutu. ↗

— Elle Macpherson

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