“The reason I started dancing in the first place was my dad took me to ...” — Justin Peck Quote

“The reason I started dancing in the first place was my dad took me to see 'Bring In 'da Noise, Bring In 'da Funk' when I was 9.”

“The future of ballet is really in the hands of the creators, so if it's something that interests them to push the envelope with gender roles, then I think it will change. But if that's not of interest to a dance-maker, if their interest is to sort of preserve the way things have been done for the past 200 years, then nothing is going to change.”

“George Balanchine is my role model because his work is so varied. You can see two ballets of his and not even realize that they are by the same choreographer.”

“I love funk and soul and Motown.”

“'Uptown Funk' has all the ingredients of the funk that I love.”

“We never considered ourselves a funk band.”