Dance is communication, and so the great challenge is to speak clearly, beautifully and with inevitability.
MARTHA GRAHAMMovement never lies. It is a barometer telling the state of the soul’s weather to all who can read it.
More Martha Graham Quotes
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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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Practice means to perform, over and over again in the face of all obstacles, some act of vision, of faith, of desire. Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired.
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The spine is the tree of life. Respect it.
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I did not choose to be a dancer. I was chosen.
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The secret to dancing is that it is about everything except dancing.
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What I do must be done in the sunlight of awareness.
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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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What people in the world think of you is really none of your business.
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If you feel depressed you shouldn’t go out on the street because it will show on your face and you’ll give it to others. Misery is a communicable disease.
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My childhood years were a balance of dark and light.
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Censorship is the height of vanity.
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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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Dance is the hidden language of the soul, of the body.
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Discipline is liberation.
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There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening, that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique.
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