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Ballet is incestuous. This world is smaller than small.

~David Hallberg

Topics: Ballet Small Smaller Than World

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Bejart is almost never performed in New York City; critically, he just gets attacked here.

~David Hallberg

Topics: Almost Attacked City Critically Gets He Here Just Never New New York New York City Performed York

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I stopped acting Romeo and just became Romeo.

~David Hallberg

Topics: Acting Became Just Romeo Stopped

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The Bolshoi style is bigger and more emotional, in a way that I love. It has the freshness and intensity that is like what I've tried to achieve in my dance-acting roles.

~David Hallberg

Topics: Achieve Bigger Emotional Freshness Intensity Like Love More Roles Style Tried Way I Love

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Russians are very discerning about ballet. They're very opinionated about what classical ballet is.

~David Hallberg

Topics: About Ballet Classical Discerning Opinionated Russians Very

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I'm not one who goes to a lot of fashion shows or tries to infiltrate that world, really.

~David Hallberg

Topics: Fashion Goes Lot Really Shows Tries Who World

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I've been interested in art and fashion for as long as I can remember because they are so visual. I am fascinated by the idea of visual creation from the ground up, which is a challenge in ballet when the audience has seen every show of yours, every other principal that you've shared a role with, and every different production.

~David Hallberg

Topics: Am Art Audience Ballet Because Been Challenge Creation Different Every Fascinated Fashion Ground Idea Interested Long Other Principal Production Remember Role Seen Shared Show Up Visual Which You Yours I Am I Can

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I've always questioned the way dancers, myself included, must do the same role year in and year out. It's important for me to be able to say to myself, 'O.K., I don't want to be a prince anymore. I want to put on a leather jockstrap and pose.'

~David Hallberg

Topics: Able Always Anymore Dancers Important Included Leather Me Must Myself Out Pose Prince Put Questioned Role Same Say Want Way Year

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Many dancers are content with the repertoire they're given. Others are dissatisfied but don't know why. Then there are a few like me that are curious and grab at everything. Can that curiosity thrive in the ballet world, or should it exist elsewhere? That's the eternal question.

~David Hallberg

Topics: Ballet Content Curiosity Curious Dancers Dissatisfied Elsewhere Eternal Everything Exist Few Given Grab Know Like Many Me Others Question Repertoire Should Then Thrive Why World

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No one around me was obsessed with Fred Astaire except for me. It just snowballed, really. I started with tap lessons. When I didn't have tap shoes, I taped nickels on the bottom of my penny loafers.

~David Hallberg

Topics: Around Astaire Bottom Except Fred Fred Astaire Just Lessons Me Obsessed Penny Really Shoes Started Tap

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Dancer

Born: Unknown

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