The particular ballet was not so important as the fact that I was physically healthy, and capable of getting out there and dancing as often as possible.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I didn't care too much for ballet, because you had to be more disciplined, and you sort of looked like everyone else. It required a certain kind of conformity that I didn't feel like I wanted to do.
Every ballet, whether or not successful artistically or with the public, has given me something important.
Ballet was so structured. I'd been craving something that could guide me.
Dancing is a tough career, but I'm glad I spent it at the Royal Ballet.
In the ballet studio, it was such an organized and disciplined environment, like I'd never had in my life. Seeing myself in the mirror, surrounded by the classical music, that's when I started to fall in love with dance.
At age 10, I was better at ballet than I think I will ever be at any physical activity for the rest of my life.
I was so invested in ballet, and it was my entire life. And then it was realizing that I didn't want it to be my entire life forever. And then it was this very specific life, and I wanted to learn about other things. So I modeled to fill the time because dancing was very much a job, even when I was 14 years old.
I frequently go to the ballet, but I don't miss it in the sense that I wish I were still dancing.
I didn't care how much work it would take, and I didn't see the time invested as a waste or like I was missing out on anything. Ballet became my ultimate passion.
You realize you can get good at something, even though ballet almost felt like you could never be good enough. No matter how hard you worked, it was so hard to be a great dancer.