Margot Fonteyn
Margot Fonteyn
Dame Margot Fonteyn de Arias, DBE, was an English ballerina. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest classical ballet dancers of all time. She spent her entire career as a dancer with the Royal Ballet, eventually being appointed Prima Ballerina Assoluta of the company by Queen Elizabeth II...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionDancer
Date of Birth18 May 1919
home curse continents
Traveling carries with it the curse of being at home everywhere and yet nowhere, for wherever one is some part of oneself remains on another continent.
important done might
There is no way anything of value can be done without some framework. It might well be that the framework is discarded or the rules opposed; that is not important. What is essential is that they exist so that one knows when one is in opposition to them.
athlete artist dancing
Dancers are both athletes and artists.
dance children jumping
Jumping for joy' is a very basic human reaction, and a child skipping down the street is simply an untrained dancer.
ambition hands achievement
generally speaking, we are all happier when we are still striving for achievement than when the prize is in our hands.
dance
I explained it when I danced it.
dance ballet way
Ballet is more than a profession - it is a way of life.
dance magic genius
Genius is another word for magic, and the whole point of magic is that it is inexplicable.
dance attitude self-esteem
The one important thing I have learned over the years is the difference between taking one's work seriously and taking one's self seriously. The first is imperative and the second is disastrous.
baby night criticism
the first night is the worst possible time to make a hard and fast criticism: the baby never looks its best on the day it is born.
self-esteem esteem
Take your work seriously, but never yourself.
dance art people
Great artists are people who find the way to be themselves in their art. Any sort of pretension induces mediocrity in art and life alike.