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Wherever a dancer stands is holy ground.

Martha Graham

We look at the dance to impart the sensation of living in an affirmation of life, to energize the spectator into keener awareness of the vigor, the mystery, the humor, the variety, and the wonder of life. This is the function of the American dance.
MARTHA GRAHAM

Affirmation Aware Dance Function Live Mystery Wonderful
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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Call Imagination Magic Movement Myself Space
In a dancer, there is a reverence for such forgotten things as the miracle of the small beautiful bones and their delicate strength.
MARTHA GRAHAM

Beautiful Dance Delicate Forget Miracle Strength
Wherever a dancer stands is holy ground.
MARTHA GRAHAM

Dance Dedication Holy Inspirational One Liner Passion Place Stand
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 Meaning Movement Passion Technique
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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Age Dance Live Magic Performance Reason
People have asked me why I chose to be a dancer. I did not choose. I was chosen to be a dancer, and with that, you live all your life.
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Choice Dance Life People Yourself
No artist is ahead of his time. He is his time; it is just that others are behind the times.
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Artist Himself Time
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 GRAHAM

Body Celebration Dance Growth Hands Mirror Thinking Time Way Yourself
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.
MARTHA GRAHAM

Believe Discipline God Principle Technique Thinking Word
I believe that we learn by practice… it is the performance of a dedicated precise set of acts, physical or intellectual, from which come shape of achievement, a sense of one’s being, a satisfaction of spirit.
MARTHA GRAHAM

Believe Dedication Intellectual Learning Oneself Performance Practice Satisfaction Spirit
You don’t pick dance. Dance picks you.
MARTHA GRAHAM

Dance Inspirational Style Yourself
Stand up! Keep your backs straight! Remember that this is where the wings grow.
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Growth Inspirational Remember Stand Wings
Repetition not for monotony but the ecstasy it induces.
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Boredom Happiness Repeat
It’s what I always wanted to do, to show the laughter, the fun, the joy of dance.
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Dance Fun Joy Laughter Myself
Dancers are the messengers of the gods.
MARTHA GRAHAM

Dance God Message

Wherever a dancer stands is holy ground.

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