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“The movement of the waves, of winds, of the earth is ever in the same lasting harmony. We do not stand on the beach and inquire of the ocean what was its movement of the past and what will be its movement of the future. We realize that the movement peculiar to its nature is eternal to its nature. The dancer of the future will be one whose body and soul have grown so harmoniously together that the natural language of that soul will have become the movement of the body.”

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Isadora Duncan
Isadora Duncan

Isadora Duncan, born on May 27, 1877, and died on September 14, 1927, was a pioneer of modern dance. She is known for her free and expressive dance style, which broke away from the constraints of classical ballet and laid the foundation for modern dance. more

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