60 Quotes By - Darcey Bussell | Status Free Download
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60 Quotes By - Darcey Bussell | WhatsApp Status Free Download
Life is short, so go for things you enjoy.
— Darcey Bussell
I've always been quite famous for my nose.
— Darcey Bussell
My 'new' knee now feels like a bionic knee compared with my old one.
— Darcey Bussell
I need help to ensure I grow old gracefully! So now I always apply moisturiser and foundation with an SPF, to protect my skin from the sun.
— Darcey Bussell
Looking after myself is something I probably have to be much more conscious of than the average person.
— Darcey Bussell
When I started, there was a very strong image of what the ballerina was supposed to be in her tights and her costume, and then I started doing photo shoots in bomber boots, and it wasn't seen as the done thing.
— Darcey Bussell
Keeping off wheat helps my energy levels.
— Darcey Bussell
Diets don't come into it. You need variety and to have a good source of greens, protein, and nutrition. It is about health rather than looking right.
— Darcey Bussell
I dye my hair, and I use teeth whitening strips. Unless I burnt myself or damaged my skin, I wouldn't have cosmetic surgery.
— Darcey Bussell
I do a Zumba class at least twice a week, which entertains me and keeps me fit, and I have two dogs that I walk regularly.
— Darcey Bussell
In the dance world, it has to be in your genetic make-up - your body has to suit the training.
— Darcey Bussell
I don't get much sleep, so I have really bad bags under my eyes.
— Darcey Bussell
I absolutely loved learning how to do stage make-up at 16: it was so interesting to learn all about what you can do with make-up, such as contouring or shadowing eyes. We had a lot of fun.
— Darcey Bussell
When I was a teenager, I used to watch the 'Making Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'' video and try to follow the steps and do the 'Thriller' moves in my bedroom. That was the most incredible dance sequence.
— Darcey Bussell
If I start something, I have to finish it. I know that's annoying - it drives my husband mad - but even if something's not going my way, I have to see it through.
— Darcey Bussell
I love chocolate, but it's bad.
— Darcey Bussell
The jogging machine makes me go insane with boredom.
— Darcey Bussell
It is entertainment; we mustn't forget that. Dance is entertainment. You can have the best technicians in the world, but they'll be boring to watch. It has to be about entertainment as well, but it's quality, grace.
— Darcey Bussell
I've achieved everything I've wanted to achieve, so I'm not scared of failure. I never gave up, however bad the injuries got.
— Darcey Bussell
My mum sent me to ballet from the age of five, not because I was that into it but because I had really knock knees.
— Darcey Bussell
The Royal Academy of Dance is an institution that trains to a very high standard.
— Darcey Bussell
Weirdly, I didn't even know that I said 'yah' all the time.
— Darcey Bussell
When I started on 'Strictly,' I was terrified. Live television seemed like the most daunting thing in the world.
— Darcey Bussell
Ballet is a healthy world despite what people might think. There's a perception that ballet dancers are skinny and unhealthy, but that's rubbish. You have to be strong, so eating regularly and healthily is essential.
— Darcey Bussell
Ever since I've given up dancing, every physiotherapist or Pilates teacher has said you have to keep moving. If I don't, I'll have a hundred times more injuries because you get weak areas on your body.
— Darcey Bussell
This perception that we can be stars without any work and just appear is rubbish.
— Darcey Bussell
I've come to realise that being on 'Strictly' is like being in another theatre company and performing a live production.
— Darcey Bussell
There are always younger and better dancers fighting to get your place. You get worn down by the fight to try to stay at the top.
— Darcey Bussell
I would love more children, but no. I'm very lucky to have had my two.
— Darcey Bussell
I suppose you could say there is an in-built stubbornness to me.
— Darcey Bussell
Ballet requires movements which are very unnatural. With every step, you do a circular movement of the hip. You turn out from the hip and make your knees point out to the side instead of forward.
— Darcey Bussell
We only open a couple of presents on Christmas morning; we're all about the stockings - we even get them for the dogs!
— Darcey Bussell
Confidence comes from other places, not just how you look.
— Darcey Bussell
I know some people aspire to a ballerina's body, but I looked forward to feeling more feminine.
— Darcey Bussell
I was incredibly supple and did gymnastics as well. So half of my injuries are because I am over-supple and the joints could always go that little bit further. But I was happy to push, and I have no regrets. That is important to say.
— Darcey Bussell
Everything is not beautiful at the ballet. It's tough.
— Darcey Bussell
I did ballet from the age of five, but what I loved was my gymnastics. I kept the ballet going because of the gymnastics, then found I was going to be too tall.
— Darcey Bussell
If you have enough ambition, you can create talent!
— Darcey Bussell
The best thing is to lie in a warm Epsom salts bath for 15 minutes and then go straight to bed. You will sleep really well afterwards.
— Darcey Bussell
Being on stage taught me how to apply eyeliner.
— Darcey Bussell
When I was at the Royal Ballet School, I remember receiving my first eyeshadow palette from Marks & Spencer as a gift. It sparked my interest in beauty, which peaked when I became more involved in theatre and got to experience so many stunning image transformations to suit different productions.
— Darcey Bussell
As a little girl, I didn't dream of being a ballet dancer; I dreamt of being a movie star like Ginger Rogers and dancing with Fred Astaire. I used to watch the Sunday double-bills on TV and Iong to be part of what seemed a perfect Disneyland world. Astaire was a genius.
— Darcey Bussell
I didn't worry too much about staying in shape once I'd stopped dancing. You get to the point where you just burn out and have to give your body a chance to heal.
— Darcey Bussell
I've got that personality where I've always been determined. As a dancer, I was constantly improving and perfecting. I guess it's innate.
— Darcey Bussell
I never imagined I'd be a presenter on television, but I'm happy to put myself out of my comfort zone.
— Darcey Bussell
Over the years, I've had two ankle operations, torn my hamstring, had my hip resurfaced, and snapped the anterior cruciate ligament in my knee.
— Darcey Bussell
Even after having children, after five months I was dancing again, which was kind of crazy.
— Darcey Bussell
I loved gymnastics, and my gymnastics teacher said ballet was essential to help my dance routines in competitions. I only really went because my friends were going as well. It wasn't this kind of hidden love. Then, slowly, my friends stopped going and I thought, 'I like this. I am going to stay.'
— Darcey Bussell
I don't see anything negative about dance. It is so good for you, mentally and physically, and so for me to promote it is the easiest thing to do.
— Darcey Bussell
One thing I've learned from 'Strictly' is timing and the craft of the talk.
— Darcey Bussell
I wore myself out physically and mentally over my career, and I couldn't be there for my daughters in ways I should have been.
— Darcey Bussell
Being a ballerina can be a very unnatural life, especially after you've had children.
— Darcey Bussell
You tend to regret the things you haven't done.
— Darcey Bussell
I was pretty rubbish when I first started dancing. I didn't understand the discipline of working on one step over and over again. If you look at it from the outside, you'd think, 'Why would anybody want to do that?' But you just want to get it perfect. It is that constant inner striving that you fall in love with.
— Darcey Bussell
I worked very hard to be a diva. But it never worked.
— Darcey Bussell
When I coach dancers, I always like to get on the dance floor with them or describe something by showing them.
— Darcey Bussell
Since finishing my professional dancing career, I've been conscious of not letting myself go.
— Darcey Bussell
I'm a size 8-10. I never weigh myself - I go on how tight my jeans are.
— Darcey Bussell
I need to have dark chocolate in the cupboard - Green & Black's is good, but any will do.
— Darcey Bussell
I am not a big vitamin-taker. I have vitamin C during the winter, but eating lots of fruit and veg does the trick.
— Darcey Bussell
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