There is a fatigue so great that the body cries, even in its sleep. There are times of complete frustration; there are daily small deaths.
At the time I started in ballet they were dancing ‘The Spirit of Champagne’ on pointe, in Paris. I thought, ‘I don’t want to dance the spirit of champagne, I want to drink it!
Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion.
Misery is a communicable disease.
You are unique, and if that is not fulfilled, then something has been lost.
No artist is ahead of his time. He is his time; it is just that others are behind the times.
Movement never lies. It is a barometer telling the state of the soul’s weather to all who can read it.
The body says what words cannot.
What people in the world think of you is really none of your business.
I feel that the essence of dance is the expression of man – the landscape of his soul. I hope that every dance I do reveals something of myself or some wonderful thing a human can be.
You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep open and aware directly to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open...
Freedom to a dancer means discipline. That is what technique is for – liberation.