It’s what I always wanted to do, to show the laughter, the fun, the joy of dance.
MARTHA GRAHAMI believe that we learn by practice… it is the performance of a dedicated precise set of acts, physical or intellectual, from which come shape of achievement, a sense of one’s being, a satisfaction of spirit.
More Martha Graham Quotes
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Dance is the hidden language of the soul, of the body.
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Practice means to perform, over and over again in the face of all obstacles, some act of vision, of faith, of desire. Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired.
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Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance. Great dancers are great because of their passion.
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No artist is ahead of his time. He is his time; it is just that others are behind the times.
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I don’t think in art there is ever a precedent; each moment is a new one and terrifying and threatening and bursting with hope.
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Stand up! Keep your backs straight! Remember that this is where the wings grow.
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Art is eternal for it reveals the inner landscape which is the soul of man.
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If you feel depressed you shouldn’t go out on the street because it will show on your face and you’ll give it to others. Misery is a communicable disease.
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Think of the magic of that foot, comparatively small, upon which your whole weight rests. It’s a miracle, and the dance is a celebration of that miracle.
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People have asked me why I chose to be a dancer. I did not choose. I was chosen to be a dancer, and with that, you live all your life.
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The body is a sacred garment. It’s your first and last garment; it is what you enter life in and what you depart life with, and it should be treated with honor.
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It is not your business to determine how good it is, nor how valuable it is, nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open.
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Age’ is the acceptance of a term of years. But maturity is the glory of years.
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Freedom to a dancer means discipline. That is what technique is for — liberation.
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Some of you are doomed to be artists.
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