The universe lies before you on the floor, in the air, in the mysterious bodies of your dancers, in your mind.
AGNES DE MILLEModern dancers give a sinister portent about our times.
More Agnes de Mille Quotes
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In the same way the lifted leg of an arabesque becomes a wing, and not a mechanical leverage like a raised trap door.
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Tolstoi’s scripts are almost indecipherable.
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But all of these knew very well what they did not want, and what they did not want was the current coin, the well-worn usage.
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The creative urge is the demon that will not accept anything second rate.
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What have we got here in America that we believe we cannot live without?
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No white man uses his feet the way an Indian does. He talks to the earth.
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No trumpets sound when the important decisions of our life are made.
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To make up a dance, I still need, as I needed then, a pot of tea, walking space, privacy and an idea.
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If you want to understand a nation, look at its dances and listen to its folk songs – don’t pay any attention to its politicians.
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When I dance I am really meditating rather then performing for an audience.
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They are just a lot of isolated individuals jiggling in a kind of self-hypnosis and dancing with others only to remind themselves that we are not completely alone in this world.
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To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful. This is power, it is glory on earth and it is yours for the taking.
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I studied the way I danced- to the point of dropping.
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Dance in the body you have.
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A good education is usually harmful to a dancer. A good calf is better than a good head.
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