Age’ is the acceptance of a term of years. But maturity is the glory of years.
MARTHA GRAHAMFreedom to a dancer means discipline. That is what technique is for — liberation.
More Martha Graham Quotes
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The reason dance has held such an ageless magic for the world is that it has been the symbol of the performance of living.
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The body is your instrument in dance, but your art is outside that creature, the body.
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Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired.
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I’d rather an audience like me than dislike me, but I’d rather they disliked me than be apathetic, because that is the kiss of death.
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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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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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Every dance is a kind of fever chart, a graph of the heart.
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Wherever a dancer stands is holy ground.
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Our arms start from the back because they were once wings.
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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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I am absorbed in the magic of movement and light. Movement never lies. It is the magic of what I call the outer space of the imagination.
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It’s not my job to look beautiful. It’s my job to look interesting.
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Dancing is a very living art. It is essentially of the moment, although a very old art. A dancer’s art is lived while he is dancing. Nothing is left of his art except the pictures and the memories–when his dancing days are over.
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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.
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Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reason why they can.
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