Mia recently asked me if I had seen the Late Show with David Letterman years ago when artists from the New York City Ballet aided Dave in the delivery of his famous Top Ten List. I hadn’t seen the episode, but I was able to find the list in the Late Show archives. It’s from April 8, 1996.
The Top Ten Things a Ballerina Would Never Say:
10) You gonna finish those cheese fries?
2) Hey girls – let’s go beat the heck out of some opera singers
Some of these are rather dated, but enjoyable still.
I forgot about the chewing tobacco stains in the unitard! Classic. It might have been a male dancer delivering that line, but I think it would gain poignancy if, say, Darci Kistler threw that one out.
ReplyDeleteGreat! Thanks for sharing. Maybe you all could do an updated list. If you do, let me know & I'm sure I can post it somewhere or use it in a dance screenplay I've written.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great idea. I'll talk to the troops and see if we can compile a more dated list.
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