Dancers Quotes · Page 4

A person can be danced. In all continents the dancers carry little children on their shoulders.

— Curt Sachs

My choreography suits men very well, and the women who can do it are damn hard, strong dancers.

— Paula Abdul

“Dancing is creating a sculpture that is visible only for a moment.”

— Erol Ozan

“We would all be better off dead, useless eaters of the lotus that we are.”

— Michael Moorcock

I don't try to tell the dancers exactly what a dance means before they do it.

— Martha Graham

I used to rely too much on arrangements and production, things like dancers and explosions.

— Thalia

As a dancer I feel fulfilled and would want all dancers to be proud of themselves.

— Shakti Mohan

Actors are born, good actors are trained. Dancers are born, good dancers are trained.

— Mithun Chakraborty

I dug up my dad's old Fred Astaire tapes, and now I find him super-inspiring. He's, like, one of the best dancers.

— Adam G. Sevani

There are a lot of things that dancers can do that actors cannot and actors can do that dancers cannot.

— Wim Wenders

There were ten dancers - four guys and six girls - including me, on the Beyonce tour. Sometimes we would go out…

— Heather Morris

At intervals between the songs, more especially after the trances have begun, the dancers unclasp hands and sit down to smoke or…

— James Mooney

The Carnival dancers are such a vital part of any carnival, whether it's in Rio, Mardi Gras or even Notting Hill Carnival…

— Jax Jones

All dancers have a cumulative tendency, because each beat of the tom-tom has an almost irresistible appeal. Soon, those who were just…

— Camara Laye

I do like moving my legs a lot, like maybe moon walk-y things. I don't have like one move, because I try…

— Lucas Till

I go to a lot of rap shows and sometimes take what they do from a performer's aspect, how they interact with…

— Hannibal Buress

I had no idea what I was walking into, and the years and years of hard work it would take. I felt…

— Misty Copeland

One of the eternal mysteries of ballet is how untalented choreographers find backers for their work, and then find good dancers to…

— Robert Gottlieb

Hamp would ask me about tempos in the band: 'Jacquet,' he'd say, 'knock off that tempo.' A lot of jazz musicians didn't…

— Illinois Jacquet

Dancing is such a despised and dishonored trade that if you tell a doctor or a laywer you do choreography he'll look…

— Agnes de Mille

My wife Juliana and I first saw Eurovision while on our honeymoon in Greece in 2006, and we were amazed by it.…

— Seamus Dever

I went to a public high school and most of the comedy was coming from the black kids and the Asian kids…

— Brett Ratner

“Those intellectuals are our natural enemies; the only kind who are worth anything are the musicians and the dancers: they don’t insult…

— Alfred de Vigny

In Degas's compositions with several dancers, their steps, postures and gestures often resemble the almost geometric, formal letters of an alphabet, whereas…

— John Berger

Obviously, the young dancers lack a certain air of maturity.

— Mikhail Baryshnikov

Dancers aren't made of their technique, but their passion.

— Agnes de Mille

You should have go-go dancers and happenings. And that would be so cool.

— Abe Vigoda

“In this room full of dancers, why do you still sit?”

— Hardesh

I wouldn't say that I am one of the greatest dancers, but I am really quite good at what I do.

— Lady Gaga

“Oh, the best dancers know/what grace/every stumble/contains.”

— Em Claire

I feel the way India has loved and supported dancers is incredible.

— Shakti Mohan

Dancers dance through their pain I shrink from mine.

— Mason Cooley

My sisters and my brother were all very much into music. A couple of them were dancers.

— Denny Laine

By the way, dancers are not human beings. How can you be human and do what they do?

— Alesha Dixon

Choreographers tend to treat ballet dancers like kids they can manipulate.

— Sylvie Guillem

I'm pretty gutsy. Dancers don't think about things; they just do them.

— Heather Morris

Those who hear not the music think the dancers mad

— Anonymous

I like dancers. I have a thing for girls who dance.

— Shawn Mendes

My dancers expect me to deliver because my choreography represents their livelihood.

— Twyla Tharp

“You...are...a...fridge...with wings. We're...freaking...ballet...dancers.”

— James Patterson