--- title: "21 Think Dancing Quotes by 19 authors" description: "Browse 21 Think Dancing quotes by 19 authors. Discover the best Think Dancing sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9a/joss-whedon-480_dance_you-think-we-re-dancing-that-s-all-we-ve_936304.png" --- > [You think we're dancing?" "That's all we've ever done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/you-think-we-re-dancing-that-s-all-we-ve-ever-done/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9a/joss-whedon-480_dance_you-think-we-re-dancing-that-s-all-we-ve_936304.png) > [I think dancing makes you happy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/camilla-duchess-of-cornwall/i-think-dancing-makes-you-happy/) [Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/camilla-duchess-of-cornwall/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ef/camilla-duchess-of-cornwall-12_dance_i-think-dancing-makes-you-happy-717977_717977.png) > [I think dancing is an emotional experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucinda-childs/i-think-dancing-is-an-emotional-experience/) [Lucinda Childs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucinda-childs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ae/lucinda-childs-37622_dance_i-think-dancing-is-an-emotional-experien_1234070.jpg) > [I think dancing is one of the best things anyone can do for themselves. And it doesn't cost anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frankie-knuckles/i-think-dancing-is-one-of-the-best-things-anyone-can-do-for/) [Frankie Knuckles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frankie-knuckles/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d79/frankie-knuckles-25176_best-things_i-think-dancing-is-one-of-the-best-thing_387103.jpg) > [I am a dancer, but I don't think I would be on Dancing with the Stars mainly because I would be too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/i-am-a-dancer-but-i-don-t-think-i-would-be-on-dancing-with-the-stars/) [Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0e/al-pacino-1656_dance_i-am-a-dancer-but-i-don-t-think-i-would_1934595.jpg) > [I love dancing and I think my dancing served me and my singing because I have a sense of rhythm and timing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claire-danes/i-love-dancing-and-i-think-my-dancing-served-me-and-my-singing/) [Claire Danes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claire-danes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fa/claire-danes-2119_dance_i-love-dancing-and-i-think-my-dancing-se_845063.jpg) > [I think dancing is a man's game and if he does it well he does it better than a woman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-kelly/i-think-dancing-is-a-man-s-game-and-if-he-does-it-well-he-does-it/) [Gene Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-kelly/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0bd/gene-kelly-11878_dance_i-think-dancing-is-a-man-s-game-and-if-h_2092657.jpg) > [In a way, 'Billy Elliot' was autobiographical. I can't dance, but I think his dancing was me discovering about writing and literature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-hall/in-a-way-billy-elliot-was-autobiographical-i-can-t-dance-but-i-think/) [Lee Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-hall/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55f/lee-hall-32594_billy-elliot_in-a-way-billy-elliot-was-autobiographic_1973325.jpg) > [I would have to challenge the term, modern dance. I don't really use that term in relation to my work. I simply…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/twyla-tharp/i-would-have-to-challenge-the-term-modern-dance-i-don-t-really-use/) [Twyla Tharp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/twyla-tharp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b70/twyla-tharp-1069_dance_i-would-have-to-challenge-the-term-moder_234410.png) > [I think what made Dancing With the Stars' the number one show for so long, is that we take our craft seriously,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valentin-chmerkovskiy/i-think-what-made-dancing-with-the-stars-the-number-one-show-for-so/) [Valentin Chmerkovskiy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valentin-chmerkovskiy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d5/valentin-chmerkovskiy-7490_dance_i-think-what-made-dancing-with-the-stars_876754.jpg) > [All due respect and trying to be as modest as I can be, I am a dancer. But I don't think I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/all-due-respect-and-trying-to-be-as-modest-as-i-can-be-i-am-a-dancer/) [Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/248/al-pacino-1656_dance_all-due-respect-and-trying-to-be-as-mode_255806.jpg) > [I think dancing was a way of showing your femininity and, through the years, your strength, because it's a male-dominated industry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-ballas/i-think-dancing-was-a-way-of-showing-your-femininity-and-through-the/) [Shirley Ballas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-ballas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c0/shirley-ballas-7479_dance_i-think-dancing-was-a-way-of-showing-you_1755431.jpg) > [I think that dancing has helped or prepared me, in a number of different ways, for the film industry, especially with controlling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mia-wasikowska/i-think-that-dancing-has-helped-or-prepared-me-in-a-number-of/) [Mia Wasikowska](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mia-wasikowska/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c9/mia-wasikowska-3972_age_i-think-that-dancing-has-helped-or-prepa_2847416.jpg) > [I think dancing always took me to a different place. It was hard and it was a struggle, but it took me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arlene-phillips/i-think-dancing-always-took-me-to-a-different-place-it-was-hard-and/) [Arlene Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arlene-phillips/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a7/arlene-phillips-5593_dance_i-think-dancing-always-took-me-to-a-diff_62071.jpg) > [I think that in all my dancing I play a role,' she told The Times that year. 'To me, that's what dancing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cyd-charisse/i-think-that-in-all-my-dancing-i-play-a-role-she-told-the-times-that/) [Cyd Charisse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cyd-charisse/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/399/cyd-charisse-7227_dance_i-think-that-in-all-my-dancing-i-play-a_2583095.jpg) > [I think dancing is contributed hugely to how I am as an actor, just a level of comfort in my body and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mia-wasikowska/i-think-dancing-is-contributed-hugely-to-how-i-am-as-an-actor-just-a/) [Mia Wasikowska](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mia-wasikowska/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ac/mia-wasikowska-3972_acting_i-think-dancing-is-contributed-hugely-to_1035228.png) > [“I keep a band of music in my ante-room," he said once to her. "It has orders to play without stopping; it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-james/i-keep-a-band-of-music-in-my-ante-room-he-said-once-to-her-it-has/) [Henry James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-james/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97c/henry-james-417_dance_i-keep-a-band-of-music-in-my-ante-room-h_2073324.jpg) > [“I look at people holding hands in the hallways, and I try to think how it all works. At the school dances,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-chbosky/i-look-at-people-holding-hands-in-the-hallways-and-i-try-to-think-how/) [Stephen Chbosky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-chbosky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d9/stephen-chbosky-387_holding-hands_i-look-at-people-holding-hands-in-the-ha_1203891.png) > [To Me, the sky is not filled with stars and planets, It is a endlessly flowing vita, Of letters, and words. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-nickel/to-me-the-sky-is-not-filled-with-stars-and-planets-it-is-a-endlessly/) [Eric Nickel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-nickel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/126/eric-nickel-934_life_to-me-the-sky-is-not-filled-with-stars-a_121761.jpg) > [Realization that i couldn't be a ballet dancer was a blessing in disguise because that was the first time I felt like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-kruger/realization-that-i-couldn-t-be-a-ballet-dancer-was-a-blessing-in/) [Diane Kruger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-kruger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a0/diane-kruger-4793_adulthood_realization-that-i-couldn-t-be-a-ballet_1015704.png) > [“Can you please also give me instructions for dancing?” “Excuse me?” “I need instructions for dancing. Like how do I move my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-buxbaum/can-you-please-also-give-me-instructions-for-dancing-excuse-me-i-need/) [Julie Buxbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-buxbaum/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a84/julie-buxbaum-3332_classical-music_can-you-please-also-give-me-instructions_2815977.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/think-dancing/#itemlist", "name": "Think Dancing Quotes", "numberOfItems": 21, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You think we're dancing?\" \"That's all we've ever done.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joss Whedon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/you-think-we-re-dancing-that-s-all-we-ve-ever-done/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9a/joss-whedon-480_dance_you-think-we-re-dancing-that-s-all-we-ve_936304.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9a/joss-whedon-480_dance_you-think-we-re-dancing-that-s-all-we-ve_936304.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9a/joss-whedon-480_dance_you-think-we-re-dancing-that-s-all-we-ve_936304.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You think we're dancing?\" \"That's all we've ever done.” — Joss Whedon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think dancing makes you happy.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/camilla-duchess-of-cornwall/i-think-dancing-makes-you-happy/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ef/camilla-duchess-of-cornwall-12_dance_i-think-dancing-makes-you-happy-717977_717977.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ef/camilla-duchess-of-cornwall-12_dance_i-think-dancing-makes-you-happy-717977_717977.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ef/camilla-duchess-of-cornwall-12_dance_i-think-dancing-makes-you-happy-717977_717977.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think dancing makes you happy.” — Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think dancing is an emotional experience.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lucinda Childs" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucinda-childs/i-think-dancing-is-an-emotional-experience/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ae/lucinda-childs-37622_dance_i-think-dancing-is-an-emotional-experien_1234070.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ae/lucinda-childs-37622_dance_i-think-dancing-is-an-emotional-experien_1234070.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ae/lucinda-childs-37622_dance_i-think-dancing-is-an-emotional-experien_1234070.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think dancing is an emotional experience.” — Lucinda Childs", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think dancing is one of the best things anyone can do for themselves. 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