The spine is the tree of life. Respect it.
MARTHA GRAHAMDancers today can do anything; the technique is phenomenal. The passion and the meaning to their movement can be another thing.
More Martha Graham Quotes
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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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Stand up! Keep your backs straight! Remember that this is where the wings grow.
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The next time you look into the mirror, just look at the way the ears rest next to the head; look at the way the hairline grows; think of all the little bones in your wrist. It is a miracle. And the dance is a celebration of that miracle.
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The center of the stage is where I am.
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A dancer must listen to his body and pay homage to it. Behind the movement lies this terrible, driving passion, this necessity. I won’t settle for anything less.
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I did not choose to be a dancer. I was chosen.
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Dance is communication, and so the great challenge is to speak clearly, beautifully and with inevitability.
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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 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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No artist is ahead of his time. He is his time; it is just that others are behind the times.
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Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired.
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Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
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Some of you are doomed to be artists.
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The secret to dancing is that it is about everything except dancing.
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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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