“I've always had a connection to the dance world. I've always had a passion for it.”— Elizabeth Berkley
“I wanted to be a ballerina. I was a good dancer, but not a great dancer. It's a very difficult and competitive profession.”— Jenny Agutter
“A good dancer is not the one who has the best technique, but the one who has the most heart.”— Erik Bruhn
“My work has always been about making dance accessible to a wider audience, not just a dance audience.”— Matthew Bourne
“Dance is the one thing that I can do that is not going to be judged. It's just me and my body. It is one of the most freeing things.”— Debbie Allen
“The great thing about dance music is that it’s a broad church. You can go from very dark, aggressive music to something very euphoric and soulful.”— Rollo Armstrong
“For me, I'm a dancer first. I love music, so it's a part of my job, and I love choreography and performing.”— Paula Abdul
“Too much thinking can ruin you. To be a great dancer, you have to be a little stupid.”— Erik Bruhn
“It's what I've been trained to do. It's what I love to do. And I think I'm very, very good at it. I am a danseur.”— Erik Bruhn
“Most dancers are during the day practicing and rehearsing, and at night they are performing.”— Erik Bruhn