There would never have been a British Ba... by Ninette de Valois | We Heart Quotes

Ballet

There would never have been a British Ballet without Diaghilev. He had a wonderful influence.

- Ninette de Valois

Other quotes by Ninette de Valois

Attention Will

Well, I mean, we are developing the other parts, and we can't give quite all our attention to the upper part, but soon the lower parts will be developed, and the upper part and the lower part will become partners, that will be wonderful.

- Ninette de Valois

Attention

Oh yes, technique has definitely advanced. But you never advance without losing something en passant, and you lose it because you're paying so much attention to the new thing.

- Ninette de Valois

Food

Oh yes, after the war, and we were all starving - we had no proper food or anything - no proper shoes.

- Ninette de Valois

Life

Somebody must always be doing something new, or life would get very dull.

- Ninette de Valois

Voice Children School

All the children in the school should learn the steps of everything, before they learn the thing, then they know which step they're doing better, because your voice is in certain steps and has to do most of the things that have been composed in those steps.

- Ninette de Valois

Company Years

So it takes years to make a solid company.

- Ninette de Valois

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Ballet Will

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