I Am A Cloud -

Music Must Be Seen, And Dance Must Be Heard

We Must First Realize That Dancing Is An Absolutely Independent Art, Not Merely A Secondary Accompanying One. I Believe That It Is One Of The Great Arts. . . . The Important Thing In Ballet Is The Movement Itself. A Ballet May Contain A Story, But The Visual Spectacle . . . Is The Essential Element. The Choreographer And The Dancer Must Remember That They Reach The Audience Through The Eye. It's The Illusion Created Which Convinces The Audience, Much As It Is With The Work Of A Magician.

The Choreographer And The Dancer Must Remember
that They Reach The Audience Through The Eye.
it's The Illusion Created Which Convinces The Audience,
much As It Is With The Work Of A Magician.

Storyless Is Not Abstract. Two Dancers On The Stage Are Enough Material For A Story; For Me, They Are Already A Story In Themselves

One Is Born To Be A Dancer. No Teacher Can Work Miracles, Nor Will Years Of Training Make A Good Dancer Of An Untalented Pupil. One May Be Able To Acquire A Certain Technical Facility, But No One Can Ever 'acquire An Exceptional Talent.' I Have Never Prided Myself On Having An Unusually Gifted Pupil. A Pavlova Is No One's Pupil But God's.