The Dance can, with the aid of music, rise to the heights of poetry. On the other hand, through an excess of gymnastics it can also degenerate into buffoonery. So-called "difficult" feats can be executed by countless adepts, but the… — August Bournonville Copy Share Image
Mannerism is not character, and affectation is the avowed enemy of grace. Every dancer ought to regard his laborious art as a link in… — August Bournonville Copy Share Image
The beauty to which the Dance ought to aspire is not dependent upon taste or pleasure, but is founded on the immutable laws of… — August Bournonville Copy Share Image
The Dance is an art because it demands vocation, knowledge, and ability. — August Bournonville Copy Share Image
The art of Mime encompasses all the feelings of the soul. The Dance, on the other hand, is essentially an expression of joy, a… — August Bournonville Copy Share Image
The beautiful always retains the freshness of novelty, while the astonishing soon grow tiresome. — August Bournonville Copy Share Image
It is a fine art because it strives for an ideal, not only in plastic but also in lyrical respect. — August Bournonville Copy Share Image
It is not so much upon the number of exercises, as the care with which they are done, that progreses and skill depend. — August Bournonville Copy Share Image
The height of artistic skill is to know how to conceal the mechanical effort and strain beneath harmonious calm. — August Bournonville Copy Share Image
The Dance can, with the aid of music, rise to the heights of poetry. On the other hand, through an excess of gymnastics it… — August Bournonville Copy Share Image
