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Famous quotes by Dancers

Dance is an art kind that has actually been around for centuries, and also many of the globe's best dancers have actually shared their wisdom and also understanding on the craft. From the motivating words of Martha Graham to the humorous musings of Gene Kelly, these quotes by dancers provide a special perspective on the charm and also power of activity. Whether you're a specialist dancer or simply starting, these quotes will inspire and motivate you to maintain dancing.
Small: I believe that dance communicates mans deepest, highest and most truly spiritual thoughts and emotions far bet
Ted Shawn
"I believe that dance communicates man's deepest, highest and most truly spiritual thoughts and emotions far better than words, spoken or written"
Ted Shawn, Dancer
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Small: The real message of the Dance opens up the vistas of life to all who have the urge to express beauty with no o
Ruth St. Denis
"The real message of the Dance opens up the vistas of life to all who have the urge to express beauty with no other instrument than their own bodies, with no apparatus and no dependence on anything other than space"
Ruth St. Denis, Dancer
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Small: On the other hand in London you can get an audience that desires dance to go as far as it can go: theyve seen
"On the other hand in London you can get an audience that desires dance to go as far as it can go: they've seen the bricks of ideas built over a period so therefore there is an acceptance of what otherwise might seem out on a limb"
Siobhan Davies, Dancer
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Small: I learned very early that an audience would relax and look at things differently if they felt they could laugh
Twyla Tharp
"I learned very early that an audience would relax and look at things differently if they felt they could laugh with you from time to time. There's an energy that comes through the release of tension that is laughter"
Twyla Tharp, Dancer
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Small: Haiti itself was also photographed, some of the streets, some of the mountains, rivers, streams, etc.
Katherine Dunham
"Haiti itself was also photographed, some of the streets, some of the mountains, rivers, streams, etc. were photographed before talking with me about how I felt about Haiti. Then the camera went to our voodoo temple and saw a serious ceremony, a real ceremony"
Katherine Dunham, Dancer
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Small: Dance is the only art of which we ourselves are the stuff of which it is made
Ted Shawn
"Dance is the only art of which we ourselves are the stuff of which it is made"
Ted Shawn, Dancer
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Small: I wanted to see if the American man in plain brown pants and a bare torso could speak profound things
Ted Shawn
"I wanted to see if the American man in plain brown pants and a bare torso could speak profound things"
Ted Shawn, Dancer
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Small: But in reality we are accompanied by the whole dancing universe
Ruth St. Denis
"But in reality we are accompanied by the whole dancing universe"
Ruth St. Denis, Dancer
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Small: The formal education that I received made little sense to me
Twyla Tharp
"The formal education that I received made little sense to me"
Twyla Tharp, Dancer
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Small: It was not until I had graduated from college that I made a professional commitment to it. Frankly, I didnt th
Twyla Tharp
"It was not until I had graduated from college that I made a professional commitment to it. Frankly, I didn't think it wise. I was my own interior parental force, and it's very difficult to justify a profession as a dancer"
Twyla Tharp, Dancer
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Small: It is extremely arrogant and very foolish to think that you can ever outwit your audience
Twyla Tharp
"It is extremely arrogant and very foolish to think that you can ever outwit your audience"
Twyla Tharp, Dancer
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Small: I was privileged to be able to study a year with Martha Graham, the last year she was teaching
Twyla Tharp
"I was privileged to be able to study a year with Martha Graham, the last year she was teaching"
Twyla Tharp, Dancer
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Small: I think people want very much to simplify their lives enough so that they can control the things that make it
Twyla Tharp
"I think people want very much to simplify their lives enough so that they can control the things that make it possible to sleep at night"
Twyla Tharp, Dancer
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Small: I started formal piano training when I was 4. From there I had little violas, and I had dancing lessons of eve
Twyla Tharp
"I started formal piano training when I was 4. From there I had little violas, and I had dancing lessons of every sort and description, and painting lessons. I had German. And shorthand"
Twyla Tharp, Dancer
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Small: I often say that in making dances I can make a world where I think things are done morally, done democraticall
Twyla Tharp
"I often say that in making dances I can make a world where I think things are done morally, done democratically, done honestly"
Twyla Tharp, Dancer
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Small: You and I are but specks of that rhythmic urge which is Brahma, which is Allah, which is God
Ruth St. Denis
"You and I are but specks of that rhythmic urge which is Brahma, which is Allah, which is God"
Ruth St. Denis, Dancer
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Small: We can scale the heights of mountains and see the world rayed out before us, but we fail to recognize that whi
Ruth St. Denis
"We can scale the heights of mountains and see the world rayed out before us, but we fail to recognize that which is before us"
Ruth St. Denis, Dancer
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Small: Our bodies are at once the receiving and transmitting stations for life itself. It is the highest wisdom to re
Ruth St. Denis
"Our bodies are at once the receiving and transmitting stations for life itself. It is the highest wisdom to recognize this fact and train our bodies to render them sensitive and responsive to nature. art and religion"
Ruth St. Denis, Dancer
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Small: The dance world is too small in lots of ways - its too intense, it rattles around itself, and it needs exposin
"The dance world is too small in lots of ways - it's too intense, it rattles around itself, and it needs exposing to other ideas"
Siobhan Davies, Dancer
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Small: Independent dance - and, fine, its a very good thing that it remains independent - is a much tougher life: all
"Independent dance - and, fine, it's a very good thing that it remains independent - is a much tougher life: all dancers expect that, and accept that there will be periods of not being able to work, provided there are choice moments during the year when they really can work"
Siobhan Davies, Dancer
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Small: With each piece Ive completed I have worked to make it intact, and each of them has been an equal high. Its li
Twyla Tharp
"With each piece I've completed I have worked to make it intact, and each of them has been an equal high. It's like children. A mother refuses to pick out one as a favorite, and I can't do any better with the dances"
Twyla Tharp, Dancer
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Small: My mother was a dominant force in my life. She had a very specific idea about education, which was: you should
Twyla Tharp
"My mother was a dominant force in my life. She had a very specific idea about education, which was: you should know everything about everything. It was quite simple. There was no exclusivity, and there really was no judgment"
Twyla Tharp, Dancer
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Small: I think that anyone whos pushed to do the very best that they can is privileged. Its a luxury
Twyla Tharp
"I think that anyone who's pushed to do the very best that they can is privileged. It's a luxury"
Twyla Tharp, Dancer
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Small: I never studied with Balanchine, but his work was very important to me
Twyla Tharp
"I never studied with Balanchine, but his work was very important to me"
Twyla Tharp, Dancer
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Small: A lot of people insisted on a wall between modern dance and ballet. Im beginning to think that walls are very
Twyla Tharp
"A lot of people insisted on a wall between modern dance and ballet. I'm beginning to think that walls are very unhealthy things"
Twyla Tharp, Dancer
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Small: My work has been much more Caribbean and eclectic. I am interested in people, and where they come from happens
Katherine Dunham
"My work has been much more Caribbean and eclectic. I am interested in people, and where they come from happens to have fallen within an area of Africa"
Katherine Dunham, Dancer
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Small: Black people should have recognition for themselves and their backgrounds and their relationships with other p
Katherine Dunham
"Black people should have recognition for themselves and their backgrounds and their relationships with other people in the world and thus lose some of their alienation. This museum has certainly stood for that in this town"
Katherine Dunham, Dancer
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Small: You know, this isnt theatre like it used to be
Katherine Dunham
"You know, this isn't theatre like it used to be"
Katherine Dunham, Dancer
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Small: Sometimes I have given my husband a manuscript to read that has turned out to have fantastic rave reviews and
Katherine Dunham
"Sometimes I have given my husband a manuscript to read that has turned out to have fantastic rave reviews and he'll tell me it is no good. Well, if I didn't know him as well as I know him I would be terribly depressed"
Katherine Dunham, Dancer
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Small: So many dancers paint. I used to paint. I started again recently. While I was dancing, I was very busy with my
Katherine Dunham
"So many dancers paint. I used to paint. I started again recently. While I was dancing, I was very busy with my career. Start something else that makes use of your creative ability because if you don't you will die inside as a person"
Katherine Dunham, Dancer
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