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Choreographer

Agnes de Mille was a renowned American choreographer born on September 18, 1905, in New York, USA. Her dance works were characterized by a unique blend of modern dance and ballet elements, which had a profound impact on the development of dance art in the world.

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“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.”

“The truest expression of a people is in its dances and its music. Bodies never lie.”

Source: America dances

“Many other women have kicked higher, balanced longer, or turned faster. These are poor substitutes for passion.”

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“Ballet technique never becomes easy, it becomes possible”

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“A good education is usually harmful to a dancer. A good calf is better than a good head.”

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“The choreographic process is exhausting. It happens on one's feet after hours of work, and the energy required is roughly the equivalent of writing a novel and winning a tennis match simultaneously.”

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Book:Dance to the Piper

Source: Dance to the Piper

“Modern dancers give a sinister portent about our times. The dancers don't even look at one another. They are just a lot of isolated individuals jiggling in a kind of self-hypnosis and dancing with others only to remind themselves that we are not completely alone in this world.”

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Author:Agnes de Mille

About the Author

Born: September 18, 1905
Died: October 7, 1993
Known for: Choreographer
Quotes: 40

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