Vesnina Makarova Quotes

I felt tight from the beginning of the match to the end. I couldn't relax. ~ Elena Vesnina

I will remember this day for the rest of my life. There is nothing you can say. It's just like you won the match after the earthquake and it just feels great. ~ Elena Vesnina

I think often that God is guiding me. ~ Natalia Makarova

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

Being spontaneous, it's what saved me, ~ Natalia Makarova

Usually, English personalities are difficult; they don't take criticism easily. ~ Natalia Makarova

I don't keep my secrets or my knowledge to myself. ~ Natalia Makarova

People tell me I'm dancing better than ever. I don't know what happened, but I have new enthusiasm and more endurance. ~ Natalia Makarova

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

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

I prepare myself very intensely. I am at the theatre four hours before the performance. It allows for complete concentration and preparation. ~ Natalia Makarova

A real ballerina must fill her space with her own personality. ~ Natalia Makarova

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

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

I am different because I have better schooling, better understanding of the line, gesture, how feet working, positions. They taught me modern things ... and I wanted to give what I had: my schooling. ~ Natalia Makarova

I really feel sorry for new generation. It's hard to find backbone. I never had crisis of identity. But I think many Americans have it. ~ Natalia Makarova

I travel like a gypsy, and I didn't know how I could perform and be a mother. ~ Natalia Makarova

All ballet, all reading, all music. That was my world, my inner world. ~ Natalia Makarova

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