“If nobody comes to your shows, then it's modern dance. If everybody comes to your shows and no one likes it, is that ballet? I don't know.” IfsKnowsShowsModernLikesBalletModern Dance Author:Mark Morris
“I was used to dancing, but only when someone told you what to do. So in the nightclub I was all over the place, I combined everything. Street dance, modern dance, a bit of jazz and ballet, I was Twyla Tharp, I was Alvin Ailey, I was Michael Jackson. I didn't care, I was free.” CareUsedBitsStreetsModernDancingJazzBalletNightclubsModern Dance Author:Madonna Ciccone
“I know a lot of choreographers prefer to do abstract dance and not be bothered with a story, but even when I'm asked to do classical ballet or a modern piece, I still want to tell a story.” KnowsWantStillsStoriesPiecesModernAbstractBalletBotheredChoreographers Author:Susan Stroman
“I attended Professional Children's School in Manhattan because my ballet and modern dance schedules were intensive and had started to interfere with regular school hours.” ChildrenSchoolHoursModernBalletInterfereSchedulesManhattanModern DanceSchool Hours Author:Essence Atkins