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
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Dancing was something to be taken very seriously when engaged in and otherwise put out of mind.
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Minor things can become moments of great revelation when encountered for the first time
dance civilization special
The world of dance is a natural world from which civilization has divorced many of us by making it appear remote - something reserved for the few who have a special talent.
dance children jumping
Jumping for joy' is a very basic human reaction, and a child skipping down the street is simply an untrained dancer.
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I explained it when I danced it.
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Ballet is more than a profession - it is a way of life.
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Genius is another word for magic, and the whole point of magic is that it is inexplicable.
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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.
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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.
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Any sort of pretension induces mediocrity in art and life alike
running age wanted
I have never wanted to live to be old, so old I'd run out of friends or money.
magic genius inexplicable
Genius is another word for magic.
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The essential thing about mothers is that one needs to know that they are there, particularly at that age when, paradoxically, one is trying so hard to break away from parental influence.
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I’ve found the perfect partner.