#ballets

I have been very lucky to work in so many new ballets, but that is what a dancer's work is. ↗

— Mikhail Baryshnikov

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I like new ballets because they're totally new. As you get older, new experiences are harder and harder to come by, so it's pretty great to have a new experience. ↗

— Robert Caro

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In the world of classical ballet there are only a handful of story ballets, so getting a new one is cause for excitement. ↗

— Karen Kain

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The first year with ABT I learned 13 new roles. Most were lengthy ballets, more complicated than I was used to. I have suffered from tendinitis since I was 13, and it flared up again until the pain was paralyzing. There were times I prayed I'd be sick so I wouldn't have to go on. ↗

— Gelsey Kirkland

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In my ballets, woman is first. Men are consorts. God made men to sing the praises of women. They are not equal to men: They are better. ↗

— George Balanchine

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