English - Dancer | April 27, 1969 -
Classical ballet is very extreme. You're doing it six days a week, and it's a kind of obsession of perfecting a move. So every muscle in your body has been stretched and tightened, stretched and tightened.
Darcey Bussell
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I hate when I get stiff, and I really notice that.
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I hate exercise when it's a regime, but I love a bit of dance, just moving the whole body.
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For every dancer, no matter how amazing your career, there's more to life than ballet. Being adored by your audience, it's only part of the story.
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I can't imagine leaving the theatre altogether. My dressing room has become a home from home.
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I hate throwing personal things away, especially my cards. As I know I won't be dancing for ever, these are the things that I will look back on.
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Before a show, I usually give myself two-and-a-half hours to get ready. I prepare my shoes first. New ballet pumps can sound like tap shoes. You have to take the noise out of them by hitting them against stone. It takes half an hour to do each pair, and I can go through three pairs in one night.
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As long as everything is happy at home, I can be totally selfish at work.
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I am damn good with money.
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I've always been quite conscious of it, though I don't know why. I would never overspend, and I have to know exactly what I've got so that I avoid going into overdraft. I watch my pennies, and I'm quite thrifty.
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Sometimes I regret that I don't have a bit more fun with money. I should have spoilt myself a bit more. Life isn't going to last for ever.
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If I had a caterer that lived at home, it would be fabulous!
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