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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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Famous Agnes de Mille Quotes

“Dancing is such a despised and dishonored trade that if you tell a doctor or a laywer you do choreography he'll look at you as if you were a hummingbird. Dancers don't get invited to visit people. It is assumed a boy dancer will run off with the spoons and a girl with the head of the house.”

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

Source: America dances

“One of the good things about my having some recognition is that I can do something for the people I think ought to have more and correct some of the matters fate fails to take care of.”

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“Theater people are always pining and agonizing because they're afraid that they'll be forgotten. And in America they're quite right. They will be.”

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About the Author

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

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