American - Dancer | August 23, 1942 -
Breathe through your movements.
Patricia McBride
BreatheThroughYourMovements
I always had an inferiority complex, like I wasn't good enough. I was shy. But dancing gave me so much joy, and I was good at it. I felt like a whole person because I could dance.
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I felt that Balanchine was my father towards me. He was the person I most admired and looked up to.
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I was determined to dance. That's why I lasted so long.
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Most ballets are more interesting than most men.
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I used to say I didn't want to teach. I was still excited about dancing. It's hard to do both. It's as exhausting teaching as it is to dance.
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I danced with Jacques d'Amboise. At that time, he was the tallest man in the company. So it was a different kind of choreography. It was lyrical.
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I remember my dreams when I was a junior soloist. 'Oh, I hope I don't end here,' I thought. 'I want to do the ballerina in 'Scotch Symphony.' I don't want to be the little Scotch girl.' And I actually went beyond my wildest dreams. I worked with Balanchine. I had ballets choreographed for me.
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The ballets you do make you into the final product you are. And I had extraordinary partners.
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When I hung up my toe shoes, I didn't look back. In all my years, I have never looked back.
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In Europe, a great dancer might be on the same level as a movie star. In America, not so.
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It was a pleasure to meet President Obama and Michelle. I'm not a political person, but I admire what he has done.
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