“One is born to be a great dancer.”
George Balanchine
“I feel more confident here as a dancer. No one is going to judge you. Among dancers, it's so competitive. You have to look a certain way, be a certain way. When you come here, it's an audience of one.”
Angela Smith
“You can see the progression of the little bitty ones to the older dancers.”
Mary Johnston
“His weight transfers from one leg to another weren't clean, and his back wasn't extended. As a ballroom dancer myself, I was annoyed, but I couldn't stop watching, either.”
Craig Clark
“It's open to all dancers, not just the ones who take classes at the academy.”
Sharon Long
“Dancers are the athletes of God.”
Albert Einstein
“We brought this one in because of Katherine Dunham. She was a choreographer and dancer from Joliet. There is some information about her in this exhibit, that's one of the reasons this exhibit was chosen. We try to arrange most of our exhibits so it has a Joliet connection.”
Leslie Brolin