[Even the warhorses have been exercised. Five years ago, McKenzie came out with a new staging of Swan Lake that] whipped the audience at the Metropolitan Opera House into a frenzied ovation, ... a ballet for both the tired critic and the tired businessman.

I have had so many great moments, but I would have to say that dancing the Swan in 'Swan Lake' was such a unique and passionate experience for me. It was such bloody hard work, even at that very early age, that I would not want to try to replicate it again now.

It is a paradox that those who flock to a repertory form like ballet because it preserves the classics also expect new works.

Top Hat and Swing Time, the quintessential [Fred] Astaire films, define his special contribution: Mr Astaire never lost sight of the fact that he was dancing on film.

Reydell and Swan Lake look like they haven't fared so well. They haven't gotten any rain down there.

You cannot dance an arabesque in 'Swan Lake' and 'Nutcracker' the same way.