Natalia Makarova
Natalia Makarova
Natalia Romanovna Makarovais a Soviet-Russian-born prima ballerina and choreographer. The History of Dance, published in 1981, notes that “her performances set standards of artistry and aristocracy of dance which mark her as the finest ballerina of her generation in the West.”...
NationalityRussian
ProfessionStage Actress
Date of Birth21 October 1940
CountryRussian Federation
feet modern taught understanding
I am different because I have better schooling, better understanding of the line, gesture, how feet working, positions. They taught me modern things... and I wanted to give what I had: my schooling.
hard
I really feel sorry for new generation. It's hard to find backbone. I never had crisis of identity. But I think many Americans have it.
tired want waste
What I am looking for is a masterpiece. I don't want to waste my time. I am tired of experiments.
reading ballet world
All ballet, all reading, all music. That was my world, my inner world,
preparation theatre four
I prepare myself very intensely. I am at the theatre four hours before the performance. It allows for complete concentration and preparation.
people succeed hundred
Many people thought I would never succeed, because I am so Russian. So Russian, hundred percent.
dancing people endurance
People tell me I'm dancing better than ever. I don't know what happened, but I have new enthusiasm and more endurance.
thinking
I think often that God is guiding me.
secret
I don't keep my secrets or my knowledge to myself.
thinking identity backbone
It’s hard to find backbone.I never had crisis of identity. But I think many Americans have it.
spontaneous saved
Being spontaneous, it’s what saved me,
brain spirituality physicality
Dance involves physicality, it involves spirituality and even brains.
dance erotic feelings
I was born to be a ballerina - my physique, my spirit, my feeling for music. What I am can only be expressed in dance. I am an erotic woman and that's what dance is.
personality criticism difficult
Usually, English personalities are difficult; they dont take criticism easily.