Natalia Makarova — Russian Dancer born on October 21, 1940,

Natalia Romanovna Makarova is a Soviet-Russian-born prima ballerina and choreographer. The History of Dance, published in 1981, notes that “her performances set standards of artistry and aristocracy of dance which mark her as the finest ballerina of her generation in the West.”.. (wikipedia)

Dancers, many dancers today can do so much technically. You can give them steps that are complicated, then more complicated, pyrotechnical - and they can execute these steps to perfection. But to do simple steps with a pure classical line, that is truly difficult.
All ballet, all reading, all music. That was my world, my inner world.
I want to be free... free to develop my art.
It's a hard life... but if I could, I would do it all again.
To look back all the time is boring. Excitement lies in tomorrow.