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Most dancers have no awareness of how they look; half of them think they're fat. There is anorexia in the ballet world; there are those things. Benjamin Millepied anorexiaawarenessballet Change image and share on social
'Swan Lake' is the most difficult thing to portray for a female ballet dancer; it really requires such specific qualities of articulation, agility, strength, and the arm work is something that takes a lot of training. Benjamin Millepied agilityarmarticulation share on social
I did grow up in France, and even though I didn't go to the school or dance with the Paris Opera Ballet, I absorbed similar ideas in my training. I understand the scale of a big company. I danced for one for almost 20 years. Benjamin Millepied absorbballetbig share on social
The thrill of a photo-realist painter is if you get really close to the painting, it looks just like a photograph. Whereas in my case, if you get close to my paintings, they totally fall apart - so I'm about as far from a photo-realist as it gets. Marilyn Minter caseclosefall share on social
I've been designing since I was 8. I started sketching dresses I could wear when skating. I was always involved in all aspects of skating, not just the technique, the choreography, the music, but the visual aspects, too - what I should wear. Vera Wang aspectchoreographydesign share on social
Recently, I was in Bernalda, my dad's ancestral home town in Italy. He has just refurbished a palazzo and turned it into a hotel, so we had my sister's wedding there. It was beautiful. Roman Coppola ancestralbeautifulbernalda Change image and share on social