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Quotes from
BALLET MIRROR |
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CLASSICAL DISPOSITION |
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The classical line is the longest possible line |
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the human body can do. |
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Ballet is the science of the human body. |
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On stage it becomes an art form. |
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Ballet is the harmony of the human body. |
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Ballet teaches the harmony of the human body. |
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Compare oneself to excellence. |
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Not to another dancer. |
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The turnout makes possible for the human body |
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to excel, — |
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to loose gravity, to loose the grave — |
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and become one with the angels. |
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Nothing can be hidden on the stage. |
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It reveals absolutely everything. |
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When ballet is done right, |
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it is the utmost therapy |
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for the human body, and soul. |
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When it is done wrong, |
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it is the sorriest catastrophe. |
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Destructive in every way. |
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Ballet does not cause injury. |
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Doing something wrong causes injury. |
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Ballet is 50% rhythm, 50% placement. |
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Music is 50% rhythm, 50% placement. |
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Don’t think, just do it. |
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We train the intuition, not the intellect. |
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Facts you forget, but the feeling you never forget. |
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Not being perfect, but aiming for perfection. |
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Good habits. Bad habits. |
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Good habits make a dancer. |
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Bad habits
make not a dancer. |
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