It is not so much upon the number of exercises, as the care with which they are done, that progreses and skill… — August Bournonville Copy Share Image
Dance is an art that imprints on the soul. It is with you every moment, it expresses itself in everything you do. — Shirley MacLaine Copy Share Image
Long experience has taught me that the crux of my fortunes is whether I can radiate good will toward my audience. There… — Howard Thurston Copy Share Image
You have to love dancing to stick to it. It gives you nothing back, no manuscripts to store away, no paintings to… — Merce Cunningham Copy Share Image
You can fool the eyes and minds of the audience, but you cannot fool their hearts. — Howard Thurston Copy Share Image
The only reason for mastering technique is to make sure the body does not prevent the soul from expressing itself. — La Meri Copy Share Image
You must understand the whole of life, not just one little part of it. — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
Dance is like life. It exists as you are flitting through it, and when it's over, it's done. — Jerome Robbins Copy Share Image
There are three steps you have to complete to become a professional dancer: learn to dance, learn to perform, and learn how… — David Gere Copy Share Image
I have performed for thousands when they found me exotic, the vogue, daring, but I have danced, at any given time, for… — Ruth St. Denis Copy Share Image
So, I think I would say, enjoy the process of learning to dance. The process of our profession, and not its final… — Jacques d'Amboise Copy Share Image
I believe that we learn by practice... it is the performance of a dedicated precise set of acts, physical or intellectual, from… — Martha Graham Copy Share Image