Natalia Makarova

Dancer

1940-10-21

Quotes by Natalia Makarova

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

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• 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.

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• 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.

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