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Dance Quotes

"And dance is wonderful because dance is so immediate."

"And dance is wonderful because dance is so immediate."

Graeme Murphy, Australian Dancer

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"Dance like no one is watching, love like you have never been hurt."

"Dance like no one is watching, love like you have never been hurt."

Osho, Indian Philosopher

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"They're making a song and dance because that serves their immediate interests. But what will happen tomorrow? They will have to pay salaries and pensions."

"They're making a song and dance because that serves their immediate interests. But what will happen tomorrow? They will have to pay salaries and pensions."

Eduard Shevardnadze, Georgian Politician

Dance, Song, Tomorrow, Will

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"One of them would definitely be the Nelson Mandela gig, when I played the tribute song for him. He was up and dancing, and he really enjoyed it. It was a really lovely occasion."

"One of them would definitely be the Nelson Mandela gig, when I played the tribute song for him. He was up and dancing, and he really enjoyed it. It was a really lovely occasion."

Joan Armatrading, St. Kittsian Musician

Dance, Dancing, Song, Tribute

94

"I used to be a dancer, and for me it was a really good combination of dance and acting."

"I used to be a dancer, and for me it was a really good combination of dance and acting."

Patricia Velasquez, Venezuelan Actress

89

"In ballet a complicated story is impossible to tell... we can't dance synonyms."

"In ballet a complicated story is impossible to tell... we can't dance synonyms."

George Balanchine, Russian Dancer

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"How can we know the dancer from the dance?"

"How can we know the dancer from the dance?"

William Butler Yeats, Irish Poet

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"You have to be aware. Like, I'm not going to do any downhill skiing. It looks like a whole lot of fun, but I'm not going to risk breaking a leg. I want to be dancing the way I'm dancing now for 30 more years."

"You have to be aware. Like, I'm not going to do any downhill skiing. It looks like a whole lot of fun, but I'm not going to risk breaking a leg. I want to be dancing the way I'm dancing now for 30 more years."

Bebe Neuwirth, American Actress

Dance, Dancing, Fun, Now, Risk

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"Never give a sword to a man who can't dance."

"Never give a sword to a man who can't dance."

Confucius, Chinese Philosopher

56

"I have worked with several dance companies."

"I have worked with several dance companies."

Issey Miyake, Japanese Designer

53

"Let us read and let us dance - two amusements that will never do any harm to the world."

"Let us read and let us dance - two amusements that will never do any harm to the world."

Voltaire, French Writer

Dance, Harm, Will, World

53

"Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance."

"Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance."

Dave Barry, American Journalist

53

"I cannot sing, dance or act; what else would I be but a talk show host."

"I cannot sing, dance or act; what else would I be but a talk show host."

David Letterman, American Comedian

Dance, Act, Talk

51

"In dancing with the enemy one follows his steps even if counting under one's breath."

"In dancing with the enemy one follows his steps even if counting under one's breath."

Breyten Breytenbach, South African Writer

Dance, Dancing, Enemy

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"The one thing that can solve most of our problems is dancing."

"The one thing that can solve most of our problems is dancing."

James Brown, American Musician

Dance, Dancing, Problems

47

"I was asked to act when I couldn't act. I was asked to sing 'Funny Face' when I couldn't sing, and dance with Fred Astaire when I couldn't dance - and do all kinds of things I wasn't prepared for. Then I tried like mad to cope with it."

"I was asked to act when I couldn't act. I was asked to sing 'Funny Face' when I couldn't sing, and dance with Fred Astaire when I couldn't dance - and do all kinds of things I wasn't prepared for. Then I tried like mad to cope with it."

Audrey Hepburn, Belgian Actress

47

"I kind of lost interest in the classical dance. I was very much interested in the modern choreography."

"I kind of lost interest in the classical dance. I was very much interested in the modern choreography."

Mikhail Baryshnikov, American Dancer

Dance, Interest

46

"Dance is bigger than the physical body. When you extend your arm, it doesn't stop at the end of your fingers, because you're dancing bigger than that; you're dancing spirit."

"Dance is bigger than the physical body. When you extend your arm, it doesn't stop at the end of your fingers, because you're dancing bigger than that; you're dancing spirit."

Judith Jamison, American Dancer

Dance, Body, Dancing, End

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"And then you have the classical ballerinas, they're like sopranos. Applied to the dance."

"And then you have the classical ballerinas, they're like sopranos. Applied to the dance."

Ninette de Valois, Irish Dancer

45

"I can't wait to be back on the dance floor. I feel really good about it."

"I can't wait to be back on the dance floor. I feel really good about it."

Paula Abdul, American Musician

45

"On the other hand, now that I'm not dependent on fiction for my income, I've been writing more short stories despite the fact that there's no real paying market for short horror other than Cemetery Dance."

"On the other hand, now that I'm not dependent on fiction for my income, I've been writing more short stories despite the fact that there's no real paying market for short horror other than Cemetery Dance."

George Stephen, Canadian Businessman

Dance, Fact, Fiction, Horror

44

"I started formal piano training when I was 4. From there I had little violas, and I had dancing lessons of every sort and description, and painting lessons. I had German. And shorthand."

"I started formal piano training when I was 4. From there I had little violas, and I had dancing lessons of every sort and description, and painting lessons. I had German. And shorthand."

Twyla Tharp, American Dancer

Dance, Dancing, Painting, Training

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"I also tried to avoid doing obvious dance records."

"I also tried to avoid doing obvious dance records."

Boy George, English Musician

44

"The dance is a poem of which each movement is a word."

"The dance is a poem of which each movement is a word."

Mata Hari, Dutch Dancer

42

"It is not a question of who dances but of who or what does not dance."

"It is not a question of who dances but of who or what does not dance."

Ruth St. Denis, American Dancer

Dance, Question

42

"Think of the magic of that foot, comparatively small, upon which your whole weight rests. It's a miracle, and the dance is a celebration of that miracle."

"Think of the magic of that foot, comparatively small, upon which your whole weight rests. It's a miracle, and the dance is a celebration of that miracle."

Martha Graham, American Dancer

Dance, Magic, Weight

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"I never really did any disco dancing."

"I never really did any disco dancing."

Barry Gibb, English Musician

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"I wanted to be Gene Kelly. Well really, I just wanted to dance with Cyd Charisse."

"I wanted to be Gene Kelly. Well really, I just wanted to dance with Cyd Charisse."

Robin Cousins, British Athlete

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"Denis Law could dance on eggshells."

"Denis Law could dance on eggshells."

Bill Shankly, Scottish Athlete

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"I'd studied dance in Chicago every summer end taught it all winter, and I was well-rounded. I wasn't worried about getting a job on Broadway. In fact, I got one the first week."

"I'd studied dance in Chicago every summer end taught it all winter, and I was well-rounded. I wasn't worried about getting a job on Broadway. In fact, I got one the first week."

Gene Kelly, American Actor

Dance, Chicago, End, Fact

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"Once I started dancing, I was not the spoiled brat or the rebellious child that I was as a child."

"Once I started dancing, I was not the spoiled brat or the rebellious child that I was as a child."

Suzanne Farrell, American Dancer

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"I will always dance in the street."

"I will always dance in the street."

Martha Reeves, American Musician

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"I keep all my clothes on in House on Haunted Hill, Mary Jane's Last Dance, and The Way of the Gun."

"I keep all my clothes on in House on Haunted Hill, Mary Jane's Last Dance, and The Way of the Gun."

Taye Diggs, American Actor

38

"Dancing is a perpendicular expression of a horizontal desire."

"Dancing is a perpendicular expression of a horizontal desire."

George Bernard Shaw, Irish Dramatist

Dance, Dancing, Desire, Expression

38

"I think I can beat Usher on the dance floor."

"I think I can beat Usher on the dance floor."

Chris Brown, American Musician

37

"There are those who dance to the rhythm that is played to them, those who only dance to their own rhythm, and those who don't dance at all."

"There are those who dance to the rhythm that is played to them, those who only dance to their own rhythm, and those who don't dance at all."

Jose Bergamin, Spanish Writer

37

"I'm working toward a CD that will have all of you dancing like crazy."

"I'm working toward a CD that will have all of you dancing like crazy."

Paula Abdul, American Musician

Dance, Dancing, Will

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"I was the lead in two musicals, and I took dance classes."

"I was the lead in two musicals, and I took dance classes."

Corbin Bleu, American Actor

37

"I very much like dance and dancers."

"I very much like dance and dancers."

Issey Miyake, Japanese Designer

37

"No matter how close to yours another's steps have grown, in the end there is one dance you'll do alone."

"No matter how close to yours another's steps have grown, in the end there is one dance you'll do alone."

Jackson Browne, American Musician

37

"But in reality we are accompanied by the whole dancing universe."

"But in reality we are accompanied by the whole dancing universe."

Ruth St. Denis, American Dancer

Dance, Dancing, Reality, Universe

36

"Every dance is a kind of fever chart, a graph of the heart."

"Every dance is a kind of fever chart, a graph of the heart."

Martha Graham, American Dancer

36

"Ice dance should not be seen as a rigid conformist form of figure skating. There is a great deal of freedom and originality to be had."

"Ice dance should not be seen as a rigid conformist form of figure skating. There is a great deal of freedom and originality to be had."

Robin Cousins, British Athlete

Dance, Freedom, Originality

36

"I would rather learn from one bird how to sing than to teach 10,000 stars how not to dance."

"I would rather learn from one bird how to sing than to teach 10,000 stars how not to dance."

e. e. cummings, American Poet

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"I was out dancing with one actress or another. And that got press. Even when it didn't, the whole town knew I was a dancing fool, and since I couldn't very well dance with a man, they saw me dancing with a lady, and they assumed the rest."

"I was out dancing with one actress or another. And that got press. Even when it didn't, the whole town knew I was a dancing fool, and since I couldn't very well dance with a man, they saw me dancing with a lady, and they assumed the rest."

Cesar Romero, American Actor

Dance, Dancing, Fool, Lady

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"Tough guys don't dance. You had better believe it."

"Tough guys don't dance. You had better believe it."

Norman Mailer, American Novelist

35

"After the horse dance was over, it seemed that I was above the ground and did not touch it when I walked."

"After the horse dance was over, it seemed that I was above the ground and did not touch it when I walked."

Black Elk, American Leader

35

"My parents sent me to a dance class, so it was a road chosen by them, not me. But I enjoyed it so much I knew I would become a performer."

"My parents sent me to a dance class, so it was a road chosen by them, not me. But I enjoyed it so much I knew I would become a performer."

Ziyi Zhang, Chinese Actress

Dance, Class, Parents, Road

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"The mob is a sort of bear; while your ring is through its nose, it will even dance under your cudgel; but should the ring slip, and you lose your hold, the brute will turn and rend you."

"The mob is a sort of bear; while your ring is through its nose, it will even dance under your cudgel; but should the ring slip, and you lose your hold, the brute will turn and rend you."

Jane Porter, Irish Novelist

Dance, Mob, Will

34

"I did not stop dancing; I did take two years off to get myself together."

"I did not stop dancing; I did take two years off to get myself together."

Vanessa Carlton, American Musician

Dance, Dancing, Years

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