You will only get out of a dance class what you bring to it. Learn by practice.
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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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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What makes a great dancer is not technique. What makes a great dancer is passion.
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It is not your business to determine how good it is, nor how valuable it is, nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open.
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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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My childhood years were a balance of dark and light.
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Discipline is liberation.
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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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Age’ is the acceptance of a term of years. But maturity is the glory of years.
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Censorship is the height of vanity.
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The spine is the tree of life. Respect it.
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Dance is a song of the body. Either of joy or pain.
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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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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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Some of you are doomed to be artists.
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Dance is the landscape of man’s soul.
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