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Dancing Quotes by George Balanchine
- We must first realize that dancing is an absolutely independent art, not merely a secondary accompanying one. I believe that it is one of the…
- They are poets of gesture.
- I don't want people who want to dance; I want people who have to dance
- Dancers are instruments, like a piano the choreographer plays.
- Ballet dancing is arduous, strenuous activity. Students are engaged in physical training that rivals the training Olympic athletes undergo. At the same time, they strive…
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