You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep open and aware directly to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open.
MARTHA GRAHAMFreedom to a dancer means discipline. That is what technique is for — liberation.
More Martha Graham Quotes
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All that is important is this one moment in movement. Make the moment important, vital, and worth living. Do not let it slip away unnoticed and unused.
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Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
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In the end, it all comes down to the art of breathing.
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The body is your instrument in dance, but your art is outside that creature, the body.
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We are all of us, unique – each a unique pattern of creativity and if we do not fulfill it, it is lost for all time.
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Stand up! Keep your backs straight! Remember that this is where the wings grow.
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Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion.
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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’s what I always wanted to do, to show the laughter, the fun, the joy of dance.
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Art is eternal for it reveals the inner landscape which is the soul of man.
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I have spent all my life with dance and being a dancer. It’s permitting life to use you in a very intense way. Sometimes it is not pleasant. Sometimes it is fearful. But nevertheless it is inevitable.
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The gesture is the thing truly expressive of the individual – as we think so will we act.
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Wherever a dancer stands is holy ground.
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You will only get out of a dance class what you bring to it. Learn by practice.
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The world I’m interested in is the one where things are not named.
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