Pointe shoes are torture devices. I mean, ballerinas get used to it, but it was definitely a new experience for me. They feel medieval. I was very happy to stop wearing them.
I danced with the London Festival at Covent Garden. I'm a ballerina by trade; I'm a ballerina who sings by the way.
The first dance performance I saw was Joffrey Ballet doing 'Billboards' to Prince.
Growing up, my sisters were both into dancing, so I went to a lot of dance recitals, mostly because there were always pretty girls in leotards.
I think that taking ballet is one of the best things a girl can do. Period.
I love nutcrackers, as I was a ballerina growing up.
I really enjoyed watching a ballerina named Denise Dabrowski who used to dance at California Ballet. She was a beautiful ballerina and role model for a lot of young dancers.
I wanted to be a ballerina. I changed my mind.
When you're really serious about ballet, it's a job - even if you're 15 years old. You're doing it six to eight hours a day.
I was one of those dancers who they say wants to feel the floor through their pointe shoes. I would end up not wearing toe pads and that stuff. I would just wrap minimal amounts of paper towels around my toes.
A simple scoop-neck leotard highlights a ballerina's swanlike neck and elegant posture, both rooted in a powerful core.
When you're a dancer, you start with the basics. You don't all of a sudden do a grand jete and pirouette. You start with first position, second, third.
I thought 'Out of Africa' would be a beautiful ballet.
Technical things are getting more mechanical. Take 'Swan Lake,' the Black Swan pas de deux. Now, my goodness, they're turning not just 32 fouettes - but double or triple pirouettes.
When I was filming in Budapest for ITV's 'Titanic,' I realised I'd never been to the ballet before so decided to see a production of 'Giselle.' I went on my own. As it was my first ballet, it was a very bizarre and interesting experience but very enjoyable.
The highest heels I do are six-inch heels - but mostly only dancers can wear them, since they are used to being on point in ballet shoes.
I had never a thought of training to be a ballerina. I was a normal child. I never dreamed of the tutu.
Ballet is the fairies' baseball.
The worst thing about me is my toes. I've thick joints from wearing pointe ballet shoes - I went to a dance school from the age of 11 and danced every day.
I've got no plans to be a ballet dancer at the moment.
Apparently, I have good feet for ballet.
In ballet class, I felt like Ralph Wiggum.
If you looked at my feet, you would know for sure that I used to do ballet. They're completely destroyed and ripped up.
I will never give up my dream of being a prima ballerina and backup dancer for Justin Timberlake!
When I grow up I am going to be a ballerina. I will be in Giselle. It will be so much fun being a ballerina.
