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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Nov 07, 2020
It was extraordinary 'cause I was 17 years old when I first danced with Edward Villella. And we were both young. But I had seen him dance, and he was already a star. So he was just so gentle and wonderful and kind, and we had a great rapport together. He was one of the most exciting dancers of our day.
- Extraordinary
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- Nov 07, 2020
Conrad Ludlow was an extraordinary partner... We just called him the greatest partner because he just knew what a woman's balance was.
- Genius
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- Nov 07, 2020
I cherish the ballets made for myself by Mr. Balanchine. He never lost his temper. He was quiet, humble, the genius of the 20th century.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
Mr. Balanchine wanted me to be myself. He didn't want me to look like anyone else. I love teaching our company dancers the Balanchine ballets. I try to give them what was passed down to me and what I learned from him. They dance it so beautifully. It also keeps me close to Mr. Balanchine. He's with me every single day.
- Movements
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- Nov 07, 2020
Breathe through your movements.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always had an inferiority complex, like I wasn't good enough. I was shy. But dancing gave me so much joy, and I was good at it. I felt like a whole person because I could dance.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I felt that Balanchine was my father towards me. He was the person I most admired and looked up to.
- Interesting
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- Nov 07, 2020
Most ballets are more interesting than most men.
- Hard
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- Nov 07, 2020
I used to say I didn't want to teach. I was still excited about dancing. It's hard to do both. It's as exhausting teaching as it is to dance.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to be happy, to look back and feel I danced well at the end of my career and didn't dwindle off. It would be too sad.
- He
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- Nov 07, 2020
I danced with Jacques d'Amboise. At that time, he was the tallest man in the company. So it was a different kind of choreography. It was lyrical.
- Dreams
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember my dreams when I was a junior soloist. 'Oh, I hope I don't end here,' I thought. 'I want to do the ballerina in 'Scotch Symphony.' I don't want to be the little Scotch girl.' And I actually went beyond my wildest dreams. I worked with Balanchine. I had ballets choreographed for me.
- Extraordinary
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- Nov 07, 2020
The ballets you do make you into the final product you are. And I had extraordinary partners.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I hung up my toe shoes, I didn't look back. In all my years, I have never looked back.
- Europe
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- Nov 07, 2020
In Europe, a great dancer might be on the same level as a movie star. In America, not so.
- Done
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- Nov 07, 2020
It was a pleasure to meet President Obama and Michelle. I'm not a political person, but I admire what he has done.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
Mr. Balanchine was a great gentleman, and he loved his dancers. He was devoted to his company. He came to the ballet every night, and his presence was felt. It was like the whole company was dancing for him. And if he liked you, he trusted you to be yourself. He didn't try to change you and make you into something you were not.
- Critics
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you're a star, critics can't make or break you.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've had an extraordinary life as a dancer. You tour the world, you see all the great capitals of the world, the beautiful old opera houses all over Europe - you go everywhere. As a teenager, I would always say, 'I can't believe this is happening to little me,' because it was always a dream to dance.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am just so thankful that my mom was a fantastic mom. She wasn't a stage mother; she didn't push me. She was happy if I was happy. We are so different. I was very shy; my mom did all the talking. She was my strength. She never expected that I would be this ballerina.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020