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Quote by Katherine Dunham

“If you dance, you dance because you have to. Every dancer hurts, you know.”

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Katherine Dunham, born on June 22, 1909, was an influential dancer, choreographer, actress, and scholar. Renowned for her unique African-Caribbean dance style, she had a profound impact on the development of modern dance. more

“Although we do come from a silent profession, it is important for us to verbalize what we want to say. (As I tell my students): you could love someone all your life, but if you never say it how are they going to know? There comes a point when you have to say what you mean, which makes you scream louder when you dance.”

Ifs Knows Want Mean Important Students Dance Silent Profession Scream Ballet Love Someone

Author:Suzanne Farrell

“As soon as I hear music, something in me starts to vibrate.”

Dance Ballet Vibrate

Author:Suzanne Farrell

“Dancers are a great breed of people. And they really want to dance so you don't have to beg them to work. However, dancers sometimes build walls around themselves because they are presenting themselves all the time: dancing is very much a confession.”

People Want Sometimes Wall Dancing Dance Dancer Ballet Confession Presenting

Author:Suzanne Farrell

“Fifth positions, heads, musicality, energy. Not technical things so much-getting your leg higher or doing more turns but things that would set you apart from other dancers. The only way you can be different is to be yourself if you don't find your spirit and reveal it, you just look like every other dancer.”

Ifs Way Looks Different Spirit Turns Energy Position Higher Dance Legs Being Yourself Dancer Ballet Fifth Musicality

Author:Suzanne Farrell

“I think it was important that I learned to love to dance eventually for its own sake, as opposed to wanting to be a ballerina.”

Thinking Important Dance Sake Ballet Ballerina

Author:Suzanne Farrell

“I was very happy that I was as normal as possible before I went into serious dance.”

Serious Normal Dance Ballet Very Happy

Author:Suzanne Farrell

“Dancing was something to be taken very seriously when engaged in and otherwise put out of mind.”

Mind Taken Dancing Dance Engaged

Author:Margot Fonteyn

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