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To be honest, my partner Natasha is my inspiration. She is who I reference when searching for my role. I don't emulate what she does, but her interpretation of Giselle is so fragile and sensitive and so tender. It constantly inspires me. And I feel like it's the other way around. We have a great rapport together.

From David Hallberg

When stress sets in, and pressure, I focus.

From David Hallberg

I walk like a duck: very straight up and down. Or like a penguin. It's a dead giveaway that I'm a dancer.

From David Hallberg

Every company has its style, and that's what makes the Bolshoi so impressive: their attack on jumps or their attack on choreography.

From David Hallberg

When I went to Moscow, I felt I was relearning Swan Lake - which was written for the Bolshoi - and being immersed in a tradition and history I had never experienced. It took a while to adjust to living there and learning the language, but now I have lots of friends. I get the best of two completely different worlds.

From David Hallberg

Every company has its own texture, vocabulary, and singular place in dance history, and I have always wanted to share my perspective of these world renowned institutions.

From David Hallberg

New York at times runs me dry because there's so much to do. There's never enough time to do everything. It's nice to have the balance in Moscow.

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Because of the way I'm built, I constantly have to strengthen. This is sort of a ritual: I put on my tights first, and right when I'm about to put on my costume, I get down on the floor, and I plank.

From David Hallberg

I sew my own shoes. Other male dancers don't, but I like it one way, and I've learned to do it that way.

From David Hallberg

I love the dancers in the Bolshoi, but all of my Moscow friends are outside the company. A friend introduced me to Vika Gazinskaya, a well-known Russian designer. I met her group. The rest is history.

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