and she must and shall go free. she must and shall go free.

when sorrows like sea billows roll, whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say “It is well, it is well with my soul”.

Hush! Hush! see how the Baby slumbers; Hush! Hush! see how the Baby sleeps!

evergreen have its branches been, It is king of all the woodland scene.

dance first. think later. It's the natural order.

Ballet is not just movement, not simply abstract. It’s something beautiful. Sometimes there’s this feeling in the movement that makes me want to cry.
-Nina Ananiashvili, The Ballet Book-