In a dancer, there is a reverence for such forgotten things as the miracle of the small beautiful bones and their delicate strength.
MARTHA GRAHAMWhat makes a great dancer is not technique. What makes a great dancer is passion.
More Martha Graham Quotes
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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 secret to dancing is that it is about everything except dancing.
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Dancers have more bones than most people and on the days when you work hard you are sure that you have somehow accumulated more bones than you started with.
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I did not choose to be a dancer. I was chosen.
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Some of you are doomed to be artists.
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Age’ is the acceptance of a term of years. But maturity is the glory of years.
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What people in the world think of you is really none of your business.
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What makes a great dancer is not technique. What makes a great dancer is passion.
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Dance is the landscape of man’s soul.
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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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I use the words gods and goddesses principally, I think, to mean beautiful bodies – bodies that are absolute instruments. And I believe in discipline, I believe in a very definite technique.
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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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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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Dancers today can do anything; the technique is phenomenal. The passion and the meaning to their movement can be another thing.
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Dance is a song of the body. Either of joy or pain.
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