Twyla Tharp Quotes

I am a trained classical dancer.

I think 'Tap Dogs' has lasted so long because people have a natural interest in tap dancing. This form of dancing can't be dated, it's such an intriguing form of dance because the feet are also an an instrument.

All the New York City Ballet does is hit beautiful home runs.

Ballet is a classically based art form, so it comes with a certain set of rules, at least to start with; then it's about how far you want to push from there.

Ballet can be grueling, for sure, but it gives you a certain discipline.

My choreography is very classically based.

Ballet is sort of a mystery to me. And I don't want to unravel that mystery.

I wanted to be an Ailey dancer. I would watch Alvin Ailey videos over and over, and I'd picture myself doing that. I was obsessed with it.

I've always been excited by the strangeness of ballet, but I can't bear it when people just come forward and do a turn in the air for no reason.

Classical ballet will never die.

Dancers, many dancers today can do so much technically. You can give them steps that are complicated, then more complicated, pyrotechnical - and they can execute these steps to perfection. But to do simple steps with a pure classical line, that is truly difficult.

I was a dancer first, which made me realize how much I loved performing.

I'm a pretty decent tap dancer. I enjoy all types of dancing, actually.

I've been dancing my entire life. Jazz, hip hop, ballet. And then there's tap dancing. I love to tap.

Ballet is like any other art form in that we all start out knowing nothing about it.

I started dancing ballet when I was very young, so my background really is dance. But I remember loving the feeling of being on a stage and having a love for performing from a young age.

Dancers are a work of art - they are the canvas on which their work is painted.

Every company has its style, and that's what makes the Bolshoi so impressive: their attack on jumps or their attack on choreography.

I started dancing when I was 5 years old. Ballet. Flamenco.

I began to fear that the Graham work was not in lots of ways sufficient for me. I suppose it came about from looking at other dancing and being involved with the ballet - something about the air and the way she thought about dancing.

There are many different styles of, and approaches to, tap. My own leans towards a more intellectual view: tap dancing not just for the sake of entertainment but to educate and spark emotion.

My movement is usually about finding the balance between artistry, athleticism, and musicality. It always originates with a classical basis and expands outwards from that platform.

I always wanted to thrill people with my dancing - just as how K-pop dancing thrilled me.

And then you have the classical ballerinas, they're like sopranos. Applied to the dance.

Dance has always been my number one. I started when I was seven years old and I've had the opportunity to work with some really amazing artists.