List of Gelsey Kirkland Quotes

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Gelsey Kirkland
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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.
Impact People Suffering
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.
Years Two People
You've got to break through this idea of being light as a ballerina. the heavier you'll feel, the lighter you'll look.
Light Break Through Ideas
I danced with passion to spite the music.
Dance Passion Ballet
In saying my prayers, i discovered the voice of an innermost self, the raw nerve of my identity.
Prayer Self Voice
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.
Stress Taken Light
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.
Pain Years Sick
Ballet is a riddle of means and ends.
Dance Mean Ballet
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.
Struggle Ideas Perfection
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.
Dancing Body Way
As unnatural as dancing is, you have to find a natural way to do the unnatural.
Dance Dancing Way
Classical virtuosity is more than technique, line, proportion, and balance. it is as if the performer and spectator come together to hold in their hands a bird with a broken wing. the creature can be felt to stir, to struggle for freedom. its life responds to human warmth; its wing might brush your check as it flies away.
Dance Struggle Hands
  • Born: December 29, 1952
  • Occupation: Ballerina
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