Gene Kelly Quotes

My mom thought I could dance because I used to dance to this Janet Jackson song she'd play when I was a baby. Then she would take me to a Saturday dance school. I used to go every week and got spotted by a scout, who suggested I audition for the role of Billy in 'Billy Elliot the Musical.'

I was the lead in two musicals, and I took dance classes.

I was a professional dancer before I was an actor.

I really feel confident about my dancing now, so I hope there could be a place for me in the West End or on Broadway - maybe a musical, maybe my own show.

Seeing 'Revelations' made me want to be a professional dancer.

I was really into dancing, taking six classes a week, and my real dream was to be in a Broadway show.

I started dancing when I was four years old and then was in class until I was about 20 years old or so, and then primarily was dancing just in shows that I was doing, but not really studying and training.

I've never danced professionally as a ballet dancer, but all of my training is ballet, and I am a Fosse dancer.

When I auditioned for 'Bye Bye Birdie' on Broadway, Gower Champion said, 'You've got the job!' I said, 'Mr. Champion, I can't dance.' He said, 'We'll teach you what you need to know.'

I studied dance at a high school arts magnet program before moving on to Miami's New World School of the Arts, and from there, I went on to study at The Juilliard School.

I was dancing when I was acting as well. Actors generally dance in performances like in an award function.

That's my dream: one day, I want to standing on the stage on Broadway. I sing; my dancing is terrible, but I can be trained. That's my dream. That's something I really want to work on.

I was a ballerina for 10 years growing up, but I stopped.

I have worked with several dance companies.

I danced with the London Festival at Covent Garden. I'm a ballerina by trade; I'm a ballerina who sings by the way.

I was a Russian dancer in my elementary school production of 'Fiddler on the Roof' when I was in third grade or fourth grade. I was one of the younger kids accepted into the play, and the plays were pretty impressive, let me say.

I went to ballet school for nine years, and there was an agent for the whole school who happened to be there visiting one of the performances. She suggested an audition.

My mom put me in dance classes when I was 5 years old.

I've been in dance schools since I was four. I went to the Brit school. I did adverts and plays.

I got into a Broadway show before I ever sang and danced. I learned how after I got in the show.

In '92, I got my first Broadway show as a performer - 'Crazy for You.' I was in the ensemble. In fact, I was in eight Broadway shows as a dancer. Seven of them were original shows. That's how I learned to create something from the ground up.

I am always happy to use my song and dance training.

As soon as I started dancing at 14, I knew I was always going to be a professional dancer.

So I'm studying ballet every day and really training so people will see me as a ballet dancer, which no one's seen before.

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