I feel that the essence of dance is the expression of man–the landscape of his soul. I hope that every dance I do reveals something of myself or some wonderful thing a human can be.
MARTHA GRAHAMIt’s not my job to look beautiful. It’s my job to look interesting.
More Martha Graham Quotes
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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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The center of the stage is where I am.
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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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Every dance is a kind of fever chart, a graph of the heart.
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Censorship is the height of vanity.
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What makes a great dancer is not technique. What makes a great dancer is passion.
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What I do must be done in the sunlight of awareness.
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The spine is the tree of life. Respect it.
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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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Age’ is the acceptance of a term of years. But maturity is the glory of years.
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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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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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Our arms start from the back because they were once wings.
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The body is a sacred garment. It’s your first and last garment; it is what you enter life in and what you depart life with, and it should be treated with honor.
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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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