The Ballet Manila Archives is the repository of documents, print, photographic, audio and video materials and memorabilia relating to the history of Ballet Manila and the life and career of its founder, prima ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde. This site is powered by Ms. Elizalde and Project Art, Inc.
All in Talk About Dance
You have turned my mourning into dancing; you have taken off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy.
Ballet is not a technique but a way of expression that comes more closely to the inner language of man than any other.
Every dance you make belongs to you. It is part of your collection. When you think of it like that, you’ll want to make your next routine the best you’ve ever made!
Dance is the purest expression of every emotion, earthly and spiritual.
If that’s all there is, my friends, then let’s keep dancing.
I didn't even know dancing was a profession. I just had to do it.
Technique – bodily control – must be mastered only because the body must not stand in the way of the soul’s expression.
Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we’re here we should dance.
May all your shuffle hop steps dance lightly on your sole. And you never experience a cramp in your roll.
I love ballet because you can see how beautiful the body is.
Learning to walk sets you free. Learning to dance gives you the greatest freedom of all: to express with your whole self, the person you are.
Learn the craft of knowing how to open your heart and to turn on your creativity. There’s a light inside of you.
