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Quote by Erik Bruhn

“Dance every performance as if it were your last.”

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Erik Bruhn was an outstanding choreographer known for his profound understanding and innovative contributions to the art of ballet. Born on October 3, 1928, he passed away on April 1, 1986. more

“I have performed for thousands when they found me exotic, the vogue, daring, but I have danced, at any given time, for about ten people... They were the ones that left the theater forever different from the way they were when they came in. All of my long, long life, I have danced for those ten.”

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Author:Ruth St. Denis

“Every day I count wasted in which there has been no dancing.”

Has Beens Dancing Dance Just Dance

Author:Friedrich Nietzsche

“I have no desire to prove anything by my work. I have never used it as an outlet or as a means of expressing myself. I just dance.”

Mean Used Desire Prove Dance Outlets Just Dance

Author:Fred Astaire

“I dance with the dancers.”

Dance Dancer

Book:Whitman: Poems

Source: Whitman: Poems

“When you are on stage you are having an affair with three thousand people.”

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Author:Gelsey Kirkland

“Strong and convincing art has never arisen from theories.”

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Book:Modern dance

Source: Modern dance

“There's no thinking involved in my choreography... I don't work through images or ideas. I work through the body... If the dancer dances, which is not the same as having theories about dancing or wishing to dance or trying to dance, everything is there. When I dance, it means: this is what I am doing.”

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Author:Merce Cunningham

“The spine is the tree of life. Respect it.”

Tree Dance Spine Just Dance Tree Of Life

Author:Martha Graham

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