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You've got to break through this idea of being light as a ballerina. The heavier you'll feel, the lighter you'll look.

~Gelsey Kirkland

Topics: Ballerina Being Break Feel Got Heavier Idea Light Lighter Look Through You

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As soon as you become afraid to make a fool of yourself, you're in trouble. I decided I may as well just see if I can live with myself making millions of mistakes and learn something from it.

~Gelsey Kirkland

Topics: Afraid Become Decided Fool Just Learn Live Make Making May Millions Mistakes Myself See Something Soon Trouble Well You Yourself I Can

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I know my body. What happened is that I got so caught up in the applause I forgot how I should dance. All my life I've been what others wanted - in dancing and in life. Now I'm doing it my way.

~Gelsey Kirkland

Topics: All My Life Applause Been Body Caught Dance Dancing Doing Forgot Got Happened How Know Life My Life Now Others Should Up Wanted Way

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I danced with passion to spite the music.

~Gelsey Kirkland

Topics: Danced Music Passion Spite

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The voices of moral authority in the theatre demanded only punctuality and physical performance. In the light of continuing pressure and stress, the occasional lip service paid to moderation was meaningless. Starvation and poisoning were not excesses, but measures taken to stay within the norm.

~Gelsey Kirkland

Topics: Authority Continuing Demanded Excess Light Lip Lip Service Meaningless Measures Moderation Moral Norm Occasional Only Paid Performance Physical Poisoning Pressure Punctuality Service Starvation Stay Stress Taken Theatre Voices Were Within

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At this stage of my life I would rather try and have some small impact within a company and suffer through those things than make such a big stink that nobody can trust to work with you. It's very important in an environment of a big institution that people don't feel threatened that you're going to expose them in any way.

~Gelsey Kirkland

Topics: Any Big Company Environment Expose Feel Going Impact Important Institution Life Make My Life Nobody People Rather Small Some Stage Stink Suffer Than Them Things Those Threatened Through Trust Try Very Way Within Work Would You

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There was a stage when Balanchine and I didn't talk. I was trying to develop my classical technique as opposed to the fast-track technique that he was pushing. We were very quiet with each other. But after two years he saw what I was doing and sent messages through other people that, yes, this is good.

~Gelsey Kirkland

Topics: After Classical Develop Doing Each Good He Messages Opposed Other People Pushing Quiet Saw Sent Stage Talk Technique Through Trying Two Very Were Years Yes

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Often, when you've reached a very high level of achievement, you almost become paralyzed by the idea that anything you might do might be imperfect. Perfection is just the striving, the effort, the struggle, but it's hard to remember that.

~Gelsey Kirkland

Topics: Achievement Almost Anything Become Effort Hard High High Level Idea Imperfect Just Level Might Often Paralyzed Perfection Reached Remember Striving Struggle Very You

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The first year with ABT I learned 13 new roles. Most were lengthy ballets, more complicated than I was used to. I have suffered from tendinitis since I was 13, and it flared up again until the pain was paralyzing. There were times I prayed I'd be sick so I wouldn't have to go on.

~Gelsey Kirkland

Topics: Again Complicated First Go Learned Lengthy More Most New Pain Prayed Roles Sick Since Suffered Than Times Until Up Used Were Year

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Dancer

Born: December 29th, 1952

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