“By patting somebody on the back, a boy or a girl, a professional dancer, male, female, it really makes people feel good and I know it certainly made me feel good.” PeopleKnowsFeelsMadeGirlBoysFemaleMalesFeel GoodDancerMale Female Author:Jack Wagner
“I think most people don't really understand all that it takes to stand on your toes, and to be able to jump and land without any noise, or for a male dancer to be able to lift a girl. All of these things look so effortless, but there's an attention to detail and years of training, as well as being able to transform into a character and being able to meld all of those things together.” PeopleThinkingYearsWellsLooksCharacterAbleTogetherGirlAttentionLandTrainingMalesDetailsNoiseLiftsDancerToesEffortlessAttention To Detail Author:Misty Copeland
“People were being so mean as a result of my ability - a gift, really. So I think that's what makes me fight harder to provide an option to aspiring kids or artists. I wouldn't want anyone to go through what I went through... to see a little girl or a little dancer experience such unnecessary rejection.” PeopleThinkingWantMeanLittlesKidsArtistGirlFightingAbilityResultsHarderRejectionDancerUnnecessary Author:Laurieann Gibson
“A Christian might drink only ginger ale at the tavern bar, but there he is already on the way to drinking beer and whiskey. The girl who attends a ball but never dances a step, will soon surrender her body to the lustful embrace of every casual male acquaintance as other dancers do.” WayBodyMightChristianGirlStepsDrinkBallsEmbraceDrinkingMalesSurrenderBarsBeerDancerAcquaintanceCasualWhiskeyDrinking BeerGingerAleLustfulTaverns Book:The Ruin of a Christian Source: The Ruin of a Christian
“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.” PeopleIfsLooksRunningGirlHouseBoysDoctorsTradeDancingDanceDancerInvitedDespisedSpoonsChoreographyHummingbirds Author:Agnes de Mille
“Because I was a dancer when I was a kid, I have so much empathy for these young girls who are so drawn to something lovely in music and in movement, and yet they encounter a world full of judgment and criticism of 11-year-old artists and bodies.” WorldYearsBodyKidsYoungArtistGirlMovementJudgmentEmpathyCriticismLovelyEncountersDancer Author:Sharon Lawrence