Martha Graham on dance
Martha Graham82 quotes“The secret to dancing is that it is about everything except dancing.”
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Martha GrahamMartha Graham 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.
Martha GrahamMartha Graham Our arms start from the back because they were once wings.
Martha GrahamMartha Graham What makes a great dancer is not technique. What makes a great dancer is passion.
Martha GrahamMartha Graham The gesture is the thing truly expressive of the individual – as we think so will we act.
Martha GrahamMartha Graham Misery is a communicable disease.
Martha GrahamMartha Graham Repetition not for monotony but the ecstasy it induces.
Martha GrahamMartha Graham It’s not my job to look beautiful. It’s my job to look interesting.
Martha GrahamMartha Graham It’s what I always wanted to do, to show the laughter, the fun, the joy of dance.
Martha GrahamMartha Graham Dance is communication, and so the great challenge is to speak clearly, beautifully and with inevitability.
Martha GrahamMartha Graham 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.
Martha GrahamMartha Graham The body says what words cannot.
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