It’s hard to find backbone.I never had crisis of identity. But I think many Americans have it. Natalia Makarova More Quotes by Natalia Makarova More Quotes From Natalia Makarova Even the ears must dance. Natalia Makarova ballet dancing dance Dancers, many dancers today can do so much technically. You can give them steps that are complicated, then more complicated, pyrotechnical - and they can execute these steps to perfection. But to do simple steps with a pure classical line, that is truly difficult. Natalia Makarova simple perfection giving A real ballerina must fill her space with her own personality. Natalia Makarova space real personality The expression should come from within oneself, conveying the spiritual - something between earth and heaven. And if one runs, one should not seem to touch the ground. Natalia Makarova dance spiritual running It's not possible to be perfect - you can always do something better. I'm never proud of what I've done. Sometimes, I'm not ashamed. Natalia Makarova proud done perfect To look back all the time is boring. Excitement lies in tomorrow. Natalia Makarova motivational peace lying I recently learn a new word: insatiable. That's me. Natalia Makarova insatiable new-words Dance involves physicality, it involves spirituality and even brains. Natalia Makarova physicality spirituality brain It is the body, subject to the harmony of the steps it is executing, which speaks. And it speaks to the heart in as direct a language as does music. Natalia Makarova doe steps heart You cannot dance an arabesque in 'Swan Lake' and 'Nutcracker' the same way. Natalia Makarova nutcrackers swans lakes What I am looking for is a masterpiece. I don't want to waste my time. I am tired of experiments. Natalia Makarova waste tired want Being spontaneous, it's what saved me. Natalia Makarova spontaneous saved Technical things are getting more mechanical. Take 'Swan Lake,' the Black Swan pas de deux. Now, my goodness, they're turning not just 32 fouettes - but double or triple pirouettes. Natalia Makarova swans black lakes I think often that God is guiding me. Natalia Makarova thinking Usually, English personalities are difficult; they dont take criticism easily. Natalia Makarova difficult criticism personality All ballet, all reading, all music. That was my world, my inner world. Natalia Makarova ballet reading world Because my profession is the body, it is a relaxation for me to get out of physicality and concentrate on more mental things. Natalia Makarova profession body relaxation I prepare myself very intensely. I am at the theatre four hours before the performance. It allows for complete concentration and preparation. Natalia Makarova four theatre preparation I was born to be a ballerina - my physique, my spirit, my feeling for music. What I am can only be expressed in dance. I am an erotic woman and that's what dance is. Natalia Makarova erotic dance feelings I want to be free... free to develop my art. Natalia Makarova want art
