Oh yes, technique has definitely advanced. But you never advance without losing something en passant, and you lose it because you're paying so much attention to the new thing. Ninette de Valois advanceattentionlose Change image and share on social
Well, I mean, we are developing the other parts, and we can't give quite all our attention to the upper part, but soon the lower parts will be developed, and the upper part and the lower part will become partners, that will be wonderful. Ninette de Valois attentiondevelopgive share on social
All the children in the school should learn the steps of everything, before they learn the thing, then they know which step they're doing better, because your voice is in certain steps and has to do most of the things that have been composed in those steps. Ninette de Valois childcomposelearn share on social
Classical ballet will never die. Ninette de Valois balletclassicaldie Change image and share on social
Somebody must always be doing something new, or life would get very dull. Ninette de Valois dulllife Change image and share on social
So it takes years to make a solid company. Ninette de Valois companymakesolid Change image and share on social
First of all, the most important, that is to learn everything good that has survived from other times, and carefully to watch the bad - and throw it out. Ninette de Valois badcarefullygood Change image and share on social
The best way to study is to go to the Cecchetti method for about a year and draw onto all the highest points and then put that into the general method. Ninette de Valois cecchettidrawgeneral Change image and share on social
Nearly everything in life goes in threes and fours. Ninette de Valois fourlifethree Change image and share on social
Hardly any generation wants to take the whole of the last generation, it just wants to take its best bits. Ninette de Valois bitgeneration Change image and share on social
