The truest expression of a people is in its dances and its music. Bodies never lie.

The creative urge is the demon that will not accept anything second rate.

The practice mirror is to be used for the correction of faults, not for a love affair, and the figure you watch should not become your dearest friend.

A good education is usually harmful to a dancer. A good calf is better than a good head.

Theater people are always pining and agonizing because they're afraid that they'll be forgotten. And in America they're quite right. They will be.