Quotes About Dance

I never see Oti! I see her on the dance floor, I see her shortly at the after party but that's it. In the week she's doing her 'Strictly' zoom and I hardly ever see her.

I've always thought doing 'Strictly' would be amazing. they all look so incredible at the end, but the hours you have to put in are insane.

'Strictly' is so loved by the British public, I have always been a massive fan.

Strictly' is nothing like 'Love Island'... absolutely not.

Everyone is just so wonderful at 'Strictly.'

I will forever be grateful for 'Strictly' and put my heart into each routine.

I'd like to do 'Strictly' because you learn something.

Strictly's strength is its appeal to all the family. The greatest compliment I was paid during my stint was from a lady at Paddington station who told me that every time the programme came on her four-year-old son would demand: 'Where's that granny, Mummy? I want the granny to win.'

'Strictly' is there to celebrate success.

I've always felt like there'd be pressure if I ever did 'Strictly.'

'Strictly' is feel-good escapism.

You only do 'Strictly' once, and I don't want to have to worry about competing with Harry Judd!

Balanchine was just able to strike the balance between literal narrative and abstract dance.

I still feel like the 10-year-old dancing in front of her mirror, mostly to 'No Strings Attached.'

Maybe we just need to strip away actual learning how to dance and do more gimmicks. Maybe that's what the judges will appreciate more.

I'm not a very good dancer. My feet don't point far enough; my extension is embarrassing. Dance, for me, has been hard because it's a strive for perfection.

There's this certain caliber of dancing I was striving for when I was younger, and it's very hard for me to go back and just do it for fun. But I take all other kinds of classes: I take jazz classes, modern classes, and I love doing that instead of going to the gym. The gym is not very much fun.

There are very few dance companies in the world and you have to be phenomenal. You have to not be injured. You have to have a really strong mind to deal with the dance world. People who can do it are amazing to me. You cannot have a life outside of dance.

I've always believed that a dance evening energizes an audience, that an audience goes out feeling chemically stronger and more optimistic. This is what I understand about dance. And this is an important thing. We need this. Our culture needs it.

It's one of my strongest dance pieces - having just done Play Without Words which was veering away from a lot of dance - I thought it would be nice to go back to something with almost the most dance I'd done.

I was not influenced by concerts as a child, but I was very strongly influenced by the ballets I saw.

Dance is my passion, and I feel so strongly about it that just watching people dance lights up my face and makes me come alive.

Classical is a more refined and structured dance form. Folk is made for celebration. That's not a very competitive dance form. Though you can bring classical on stage, folk becomes limited. Like you would love to do bhangra and garba at parties, but when you see it on stage, it is very limited in terms of movements.

I had some struggles to find my footing. I couldn't really find a place to appreciate me - I'm a little bit curvy for the dance world.