I Danced With Passion To Spite The

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.

Ballet Is A Riddle Of Means And Ends.

As Unnatural As Dancing Is, You Have To Find A Natural Way To Do The Unnatural.

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.

The Dance Goes On Forever. So Shall I. So Shall We.