Jacques d'Amboise quotes

Who am I? I'm a man; an American, a father, a teacher, but most of all, I am a person who knows how the arts can change lives, because they transformed mine. I was a dancer. (Jacques d'Amboise)
A wild, untamed youth learns nobility through art. View quote
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Dance is your pulse, your heartbeat, your breathing. It's the rhythm of your life. It's the expression in time and movement,in happiness, joy, sadness and envy. View quote
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I didn't know if I could act, but I knew I could be a great ballet dancer, and Balanchine put out the carpet for me. View quote
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If I had to reflect on the finest classical male ballet dancers of my time, Vladimir Vasiliev of the Bolshoi and the Danish dancer Eric Bruhn were, I feel, without peer. View quote
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Before I was through my teens, I had been introduced and exposed to artists who would, in later years, become legendary. View quote
Jacques d'Amboise

Jacques d'Amboise

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Occupation: American Dancer
Born: July 28, 1934
Died: May 2, 2021
Quotes count: 6

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