The Gods have meant That I should dance And in some mystic hour I shall move to unheard rhythms Of the cosmic orchestra of heaven And you will know the language Of my wordless poems And will come to me… — Ruth St. Denis Copy Share Image
It is not a question of who dances but of who or what does not dance. — Ruth St. Denis Copy Share Image
When you are fifty, you're neither young nor old; you're just uninteresting. When you are sixty, and still dancing, you become something of a… — Ruth St. Denis Copy Share Image
every artist is both male and female, and ... sometimes, the two great elements are in conjunction with him, so that all by himself… — Ruth St. Denis Copy Share Image
“I see dance being used as communication between body and soul, to express what is too deep to find for words.” — Ruth St. Denis Copy Share Image
We have the capacity to receive messages from the stars and the songs of the night winds. — Ruth St. Denis Copy Share Image
As we rise higher in the understanding of ourselves, the national and racial dissonances will be forgotten in the universal rhythms of Truth and… — Ruth St. Denis Copy Share Image
How in the end can one possibly hold anyone responsible for our own underdeveloped visions, or undeveloped strength of character? — Ruth St. Denis Copy Share Image
It is this mission of the dancer to contribute to the betterment of all mankind. — Ruth St. Denis Copy Share Image
We can scale the heights of mountains and see the world rayed out before us, but we fail to recognize that which is before… — Ruth St. Denis Copy Share Image
Remembering that man is indeed the microcosm, the universe in miniature, the Divine Dance of the future should be able to convey with its… — Ruth St. Denis Copy Share Image
It was then that my religious consciousness emerged to flower years afterward into definite forms of religious dancing in which there is no sense… — Ruth St. Denis Copy Share Image
I see the dance being used as a means of express what is too deep, too fine for words. — Ruth St. Denis Copy Share Image
