The main thing, of course, always, is the fact that there is only one of you in the world, just one, and if that is not fulfilled then something has been lost. Ambition is not enough; necessity is everything.
MARTHA GRAHAMDancing 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.
More Martha Graham Quotes
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Stand up! Keep your backs straight! Remember that this is where the wings grow.
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Repetition not for monotony but the ecstasy it induces.
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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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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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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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What makes a great dancer is not technique. What makes a great dancer is passion.
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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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There is a force, a quickness that is translated through you into action. If you block it, the world will not have it.
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In a dancer, there is a reverence for such forgotten things as the miracle of the small beautiful bones and their delicate strength.
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Modern dance isn’t anything except one thing in my mind: the freedom of women in America.
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No animal ever has an ugly body until it is domesticated. It is the same with the human body.
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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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I did not choose to be a dancer. I was chosen.
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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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I am certain that movement never lies. There is only one law of posture I have been able to discover – the perpendicular line connecting heaven and earth.
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