--- title: "9 Thing Dance Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 9 Thing Dance quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Thing Dance sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a93/deborah-jowitt-81560_beach_it-is-one-thing-to-do-your-dance-on-a-be_728474.png" --- > [It is one thing to do your dance on a beach and quite another to collaborate intimately with the sand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-jowitt/it-is-one-thing-to-do-your-dance-on-a-beach-and-quite-another-to/) [Deborah Jowitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-jowitt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a93/deborah-jowitt-81560_beach_it-is-one-thing-to-do-your-dance-on-a-be_728474.png) > [When a body moves, it's the most revealing thing. Dance for me a minute, and I'll tell you who you are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/when-a-body-moves-it-s-the-most-revealing-thing-dance-for-me-a-minute/) [Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fee/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_body_when-a-body-moves-it-s-the-most-revealin_356447.png) > [The most essential thing in dance discipline is devotion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merce-cunningham/the-most-essential-thing-in-dance-discipline-is-devotion/) [Merce Cunningham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merce-cunningham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/280/merce-cunningham-16180_dance_the-most-essential-thing-in-dance-discip_179591.jpg) > [The one good thing about dance is that if you are truly yourself, then it's all good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-reinking/the-one-good-thing-about-dance-is-that-if-you-are-truly-yourself-then/) [Ann Reinking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-reinking/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/826/ann-reinking-5385_about_the-one-good-thing-about-dance-is-that-i_951353.jpg) > [When you're 50, the best thing to do is dance the Argentinean tango.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marina-abramovic/when-you-re-50-the-best-thing-to-do-is-dance-the-argentinean-tango/) [Marina Abramovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marina-abramovic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aec/marina-abramovic-1502_best-things_when-you-re-50-the-best-thing-to-do-is-d_599027.jpg) > [It's not my thing to dance in my living room on a livestream, so I'm really having to figure out ways to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/violet-chachki/it-s-not-my-thing-to-dance-in-my-living-room-on-a-livestream-so-i-m/) [Violet Chachki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/violet-chachki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08e/violet-chachki-6498_dance_it-s-not-my-thing-to-dance-in-my-living_112540.jpg) > [I think I always felt a connection to music and to movement. Growing up, I was surrounded by R&B and Hip-Hop, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/misty-copeland/i-think-i-always-felt-a-connection-to-music-and-to-movement-growing/) [Misty Copeland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/misty-copeland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de6/misty-copeland-2012_closest_i-think-i-always-felt-a-connection-to-mu_2044370.png) > [There is an energy within... pure strength... the energy of the person which is put in different forms, in different shapes... once…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-dunham/there-is-an-energy-within-pure-strength-the-energy-of-the-person/) [Katherine Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-dunham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56f/katherine-dunham-18609_dance_there-is-an-energy-within-pure-strength_2582381.jpg) > [Growing up, I was surrounded by R&B and Hip-Hop, and the closest thing I could find to dance was gymnastics which I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/misty-copeland/growing-up-i-was-surrounded-by-r-b-and-hip-hop-and-the-closest-thing/) [Misty Copeland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/misty-copeland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e36/misty-copeland-2012_dance_growing-up-i-was-surrounded-by-r-b-and-h_982268.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thing-dance/#itemlist", "name": "Thing Dance Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It is one thing to do your dance on a beach and quite another to collaborate intimately with the sand.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Deborah Jowitt" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-jowitt/it-is-one-thing-to-do-your-dance-on-a-beach-and-quite-another-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a93/deborah-jowitt-81560_beach_it-is-one-thing-to-do-your-dance-on-a-be_728474.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a93/deborah-jowitt-81560_beach_it-is-one-thing-to-do-your-dance-on-a-be_728474.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a93/deborah-jowitt-81560_beach_it-is-one-thing-to-do-your-dance-on-a-be_728474.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It is one thing to do your dance on a beach and quite another to collaborate intimately with the sand.” — Deborah Jowitt", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When a body moves, it's the most revealing thing. 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