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 GRAHAMThink 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.
More Martha Graham Quotes
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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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The body is your instrument in dance, but your art is outside that creature, the body.
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My dancing is not an attempt to interpret life in the literary sense. It is an affirmation of life through movement.
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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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The world I’m interested in is the one where things are not named.
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I did not choose to be a dancer. I was chosen.
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Stand up! Keep your backs straight! Remember that this is where the wings grow.
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Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion.
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I’d rather an audience like me than dislike me, but I’d rather they disliked me than be apathetic, because that is the kiss of death.
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Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
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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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The unique must be fulfilled.
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Age’ is the acceptance of a term of years. But maturity is the glory of years.
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Nothing is more revealing than movement.
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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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