Dance Quotes

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Dance Quotes

"Dance isn't a form it's a way of life." ~anonymous

"Dancers are the athletes of God." ~Albert Einstein

"To tap or not to tap...silly question!!" ~anonymous

"We dance for laughter, we dance for tears, we dance for madness, we

dance for fears, we dance for hopes, we dance for screams, we are the

dancers, we create the dreams."

"Whatever you want to do, do it. There are only so many tomorrows"

"Imagination is more important than knowledge" ~Albert Einstein

"To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more

powerful. This is power, it is glory on earth and it is yours for the

taking." ~Agnes De Mille

"If dancing were any easier it would be called football." ~anonymous

"Quitters never win and winners never quit." ~anonymous

"Try to be fearless, because fear can inhibit you and keep you from a

life." ~Miranda Weese (NYCB)

"If ballet was easy then everyone would be doing it." ~anonymous

"Dancing with the feet is one thing, but dancing with the heart is

another." ~anonymous

"The Dancer believes that his art has something to say which cannot be

expressed in words or in any other way than by dancing... there are

times when the simple dignity of movement can fulfill the function of

a volume of words. There are movements which impinge upon the nerves

with a strength that is incomparable, for movement has power to stir

the senses and emotions, unique in itself. This is the dancer's

justification for being, and his reason for searching further for

deeper aspects of his art." ~Doris Humphrey, 1937

"Behind each victory is a long train of suffering!" ~anonymous

"I don't have an attitude, I'm just REALLY good!" ~Dance Caravan

"The people who do not dance are the dead." ~Jerry Rose of Dance

Caravan

"Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but she did it

backwards and in high heels." ~anonymous

"If you say you can you can, but if you say you can't your right!"

~anonymous

"You know you're dancing when tears of pain and happiness blend in

with your sweat" ~anonymous

"We dance for laughter, we dance for tears, we dance for madness, we

dance for fears, we dance for hopes, we dance for screams, we are the

dancers, we create the dreams."

"Artists lead unglamorous daily lives of discipline and routine, but

their work is full of passion. Each has a vision and feels

responsibility to that vision." ~Merryl Brockway

"Dancers are an admirable bunch of people. The way they work. The

stress is extraordinary. It's a difficult career. I think it's

hellish; the fact that they are over the hill as they're emotionally

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