Top 2 Quotes & Sayings by Susan Jaffe

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American dancer Susan Jaffe.
Last updated on December 25, 2024.
Susan Jaffe

Susan Jaffe is an American former ballerina. In August 2012, she became the Dean of the School of Dance at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, NC. Effective July 1, 2020, she became the Artistic Director of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. She will become the artistic director of the American Ballet Theatre at the end of 2022.

I remember going to him (Richard England) and saying, “You know, how come you don't give me any parts?” I did Raymonda and a couple of other nice parts, but mostly he was giving a lot of parts to the other girls. He said, “Those girls are short and they're not going to get into ABT, but I think you are going to get into ABT. I think you're going dance later, so I'm not worried about you.”
People tend to look at dancers like we are these little jewels, little cardboard cut outs, and yet we have blood and guts and go through Hell. — © Susan Jaffe
People tend to look at dancers like we are these little jewels, little cardboard cut outs, and yet we have blood and guts and go through Hell.
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