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I think of dance as a constant transformation of life itself.

— Merce Cunningham

Ballet is always about the realm of possibilities, the realm of what the human body can do, what the human spirit can do. And…

— John Guare

Now there is in a way a renaissance of modern dance - suddenly, it is more respected and discovered.

— Mikhail Baryshnikov

Dancing and ballets would undoubtedly take on a new lease on life, if the customs established by a spirit of fear and jealousy did…

— Jean-Georges Noverre

Dancing of late years has been degraded to the narrow limits and low professionalism of mere mechanical proficiency, associated with the most frivolous... phases…

— Ruth St. Denis

I got the part [in Into the Forest], I started taking ballet again to try to regain my strength back. I actually love that…

— Evan Rachel Wood

Ballet is the repetitive training of the body for the purpose of executing steps in traditional fashion. It is tied to and bound by…

— Shirley MacLaine

Historically and phenomenologically viewed, dance is the original art. All arts are found within it, in its undivided unity. The image, made dynamic through…

— Gerard van der Leeuw

Everything in dancing is style, allusion, the essence of many thoughts and feelings. The abstraction of many moments.

— Alvin Ailey

Classical dance is a growing and ever-evolving art.

— Shobana

I used to dance when I was younger - ballet and modern dance.

— Nastassja Kinski

At least in my performances, the audience has become so diverse in a way that I don't think ballet has ever experienced.

— Misty Copeland