“Dancing is my gift and my life... God gave me this gift to bring delight to others. I am haunted by the need to dance. It is the purest expression of every emotion, earthly and spiritual. It is happiness.” NeedsSpiritualEmotionExpressionDancingDanceDelight Author:Anna Pavlova
“Afro-Caribbean influences are in me as a creative being the same way Spanish influences were in Picasso's work. I think the notion of labels - "black dancer, black choreographer" -is a ploy to divide and conquer, and to limit.” ThinkingWayBlackCreativeInfluenceLimitsDanceNotionConquerLabelsDancerDividesCaribbeanChoreographersAfrosDivide And ConquerPloy Author:Garth Fagan
“I am certain that movement never lies. There is only one law of posture I have been able to discover - the perpendicular line connecting heaven and earth.” Has BeensAbleEarthLawLyingCertainHeavenLinesMovementDanceConnectingPostureHeaven And EarthNever Lie Author:Martha Graham
“Do the steps that you've been shown, by everyone you've ever known, until the dance becomes your very own.” KnownStepsDancingDance Author:Jackson Browne
“I never taught people where to step on '2', because when I learned how to dance there was no '2'. We just danced to the music.” PeopleStepsTaughtDance Author:Frankie Manning
“This new form of dialogue that is bringing us to the art to which I have dedicated my life, is rooted in the deepest and most beautiful part of being human.” HumansArtBeautifulFormLife IsDanceDialogueDedicatedRootedBeing Human Author:Alicia Alonso
“I am bit sending messages with my feet. All I ever wanted was not to come up empty. I did it for the dough and the old applause.” WantedBitsFeetMessagesEmptyDanceCome UpApplauseDoughSending A Message Author:Fred Astaire
“If the dance is right, there shouldn't be a single superfluous movement.” IfsMovementDancingDanceBalletSuperfluous Author:Fred Astaire
