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Ballet costumes are easier that opera because they are designed for movement.

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• I always root for the defense.

  

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• Heaven help the American-born boy with a talent for ballet.

  

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• I was so invested in ballet, and it was my entire life. And then it was realizing that I didn't want it to be my entire life forever. And then it was this very specific life, and I wanted to learn about other things. So I modeled to fill the time because dancing was very much a job, even when I was 14 years old.

  

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• Ballet costumes are easier that opera because they are designed for movement.

  

  Azzedine Alaia
  • Ballet