12 Quotes & Sayings By Darcey Bussell

Darcey Bussell is an internationally renowned ballerina, choreographer, and theatre director. She is the only dancer in history to have performed at every Royal Ballet summer season since she was 11 years old. Born in 1982, she trained at the National Youth Music Theatre, in London. She joined the Royal Ballet in 2000 and has since danced with the company in London's Covent Garden, New York's Metropolitan Opera House, and Paris' Théâtre de Champs-Élysées Read more

Her performances include roles in Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, La Sylphide, Giselle and Le Corsaire. In January 2013 she performed a new ballet piece by John Cranko called Aurora alongside fellow Royal Ballet artist Kevin O'Hare.

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I've achieved everything I've wanted to achieve, so I'm not scared of failure. I never gave up, however bad the injuries got. Darcey Bussell
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We only open a couple of presents on Christmas morning we're all about the stockings - we even get them for the dogs! Darcey Bussell
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I've always been quite famous for my nose. Darcey Bussell
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Ever since I've given up dancing, every physiotherapist or Pilates teacher has said you have to keep moving. If I don't, I'll have a hundred times more injuries because you get weak areas on your body. Darcey Bussell
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I loved gymnastics, and my gymnastics teacher said ballet was essential to help my dance routines in competitions. I only really went because my friends were going as well. It wasn't this kind of hidden love. Then, slowly, my friends stopped going and I thought, 'I like this. I am going to stay.' Darcey Bussell
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A teacher's not going to bother being tough on you for no reason it's when they're not paying you attention that you should worry. Darcey Bussell
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For me, in my life, dyslexia has been a little bit of a blessing. It helped me find my strength and directed me towards what I really wanted to do. Darcey Bussell
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We only open a couple of presents on Christmas morning we're all about the stockings - we even get them for the dogs! Darcey Bussell
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For every dancer, no matter how amazing your career, there's more to life than ballet. Being adored by your audience, it's only part of the story. Darcey Bussell
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Dance is a great way to express yourself. Darcey Bussell
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I wanted to inspire every little girl who wants to be a dancer to fire their imagination about the joys of being on the stage. Darcey Bussell