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- "A good dancer is an educated one, so don't abandon school. "
- "As you get older, the physical abilities decrease, which is particularly frustrating because your brain ..."
- "At the moment I'm enjoying a new challenge at the Royal Opera House, but I'm ..."
- "Because muscle is heavier than fat, dancers weigh more than you might think, but they ..."
- "Body language is a very powerful tool. We had body language before we had speech, ..."
- "But you do have to start young as a dancer if you're going to achieve ..."
- "Dancing is a tough career, but I'm glad I spent it at the Royal Ballet. "
- "Dancing's not always stressful, but I always make sure that I'm prepared as I can ..."
- "Flexability is achieved hrough safe stretching techniques, a little at a time, and always stretch ..."
- "For Bill Shannon it's not a novelty, it's a necessity. Obviously the artistry depends on ..."
- "I always found it a good idea to plaster my toes in advance. Better to ..."
- "I always found it helped if my partner and I had similar approaches and attitudes ..."
- "I always recommend a sensible diet, including lots of carbohydrates and avoiding too much fat. ..."
- "I do take class because I still dance, and yes, I do slip into class ..."
- "I enjoy the freedom of modern dance as well as the constraints of classical dance. "
- "I get to the theatre in plenty of time; I prepare my shoes in advance; ..."
- "I have lots of interests, but it's true that dancing is a very full-time job. "
- "I think it's useful to experience other types of dance and other cultures, and the ..."
- "I think the shape of our bodies has as much to do with the shape ..."
- "I've always believed that the facts about dancing are more interesting than the myths, and ..."
- "It's another myth that dancing distorts or destroys your feet. If you have the right ..."
- "It's not about weight, it's about fitness, and one component of being fit is to ..."
- "It's not magic! It's physics. The speed of the turn is what keeps you upright. ..."
- "My feet are pretty normal, but they are probably much stronger than most people's feet, ..."
- "Obviously if you use a muscle to a great extent, it will strengthen, but it's ..."
- "People often argue about this. Obviously one of the skills in performance is acting, and ..."
- "So if the dance is five minutes long, make yourself run for perhaps eight minutes. ..."
- "Some of the muscle tone will decrease and flexibility will also decrease. It's true what ..."
- "These days there's less of a problem with different height dancers. For instance, Darcey Bussell ..."
- "You can't reduce lactic acid, but you can increase your tolerance to it. I do ..."
- "You increase muscle bulk by training against resistance. For example, weights. And in ballet, this ..."
- "Young dancers are training at a very vulnerable time in their lives, through adolescence, and ..."
