Freedom to a dancer means discipline. That is what technique is for — liberation.
MARTHA GRAHAMRepetition not for monotony but the ecstasy it induces.
More Martha Graham Quotes
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Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance. Great dancers are great because of their passion.
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What people in the world think of you is really none of your business.
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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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You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep open and aware directly to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open.
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Some of you are doomed to be artists.
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I don’t think in art there is ever a precedent; each moment is a new one and terrifying and threatening and bursting with hope.
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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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My childhood years were a balance of dark and light.
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The body says what words cannot.
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Movement never lies. It is a barometer telling the state of the soul’s weather to all who can read it.
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The secret to dancing is that it is about everything except dancing.
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The spine is the tree of life. Respect it.
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You don’t pick dance. Dance picks you.
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We learn by practice. Whether it means to learn to dance by practicing dancing or to learn to live by practicing living, the principles are the same. One becomes in some area an athlete of God.
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I did not choose to be a dancer. I was chosen.
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