| | CLASSICAL DISPOSITION | |
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| | The classical line is the longest possible line | |
| | the human body can do. | |
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| | Ballet is the science of the human body. | |
| | On stage it becomes an art form. | |
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| | Ballet is the harmony of the human body. | |
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| | Ballet teaches the harmony of the human body. | |
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| | Compare oneself to excellence. | |
| | Not to another dancer. | |
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| | The turnout makes possible for the human body | |
| | to excel, — | |
| | to loose gravity, to loose the grave — | |
| | and become one with the angels. | |
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| | Nothing can be hidden on the stage. | |
| | It reveals absolutely everything. | |
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| | When ballet is done right, | |
| | it is the utmost therapy | |
| | for the human body, and soul. | |
| | When it is done wrong, | |
| | it is the sorriest catastrophe. | |
| | Destructive in every way. | |
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| | Ballet does not cause injury. | |
| | Doing something wrong causes injury. | |
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| | Ballet is 50% rhythm, 50% placement. | |
| | Music is 50% rhythm, 50% placement. | |
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| | Don’t think, just do it. | |
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| | We train the intuition, not the intellect. | |
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| | Facts you forget, | |
| | but the feeling you never forget. | |
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| | Not being perfect, | |
| | but aiming for perfection. | |
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| | Good habits. Bad habits. | |
| | Good habits make a dancer. | |
| | Bad habits make not a dancer. | |
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| | Ballet exists in it's quality. | |
| | Ballet does not exist otherwise. | |
| | Otherwise there is no ballet. | |
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| | Often it is said: Less is more. | |
| | At the same time: More is less. | |
| | That is: Less is more, and more is less. | |
| | Think about it. | |
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