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Dance Quotes

"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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"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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"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

28

"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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"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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"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

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"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

17

"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

14

"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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"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

13

"I believe that dance communicates man's deepest, highest and most truly spiritual thoughts and emotions far better than words, spoken or written."

"I believe that dance communicates man's deepest, highest and most truly spiritual thoughts and emotions far better than words, spoken or written."

Ted Shawn, American Dancer

Dance, Thoughts, Emotions, Man

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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

10

"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

10

"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

9

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

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

Norman Mailer, American Novelist

8

"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

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"Exactly the same with dancing, you can't dance until you've learnt steps, the things your feet can do."

"Exactly the same with dancing, you can't dance until you've learnt steps, the things your feet can do."

Ninette de Valois, Irish Dancer

Dance, Dancing, Feet

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"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 started taking ballet lessons when I was three and a half and I still take dance classes."

"I started taking ballet lessons when I was three and a half and I still take dance classes."

Oksana Baiul, American Athlete

7

"Dance every performance as if it were your last."

"Dance every performance as if it were your last."

Erik Bruhn, Dutch Dancer

Dance, Performance

7

"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

7

"Come Fairies, take me out of this dull world, for I would ride with you upon the wind and dance upon the mountains like a flame!"

"Come Fairies, take me out of this dull world, for I would ride with you upon the wind and dance upon the mountains like a flame!"

William Butler Yeats, Irish Poet

Dance, Fairies, Mountains, Wind

7

"I had to do a tango with Raft and I learned to dance in ballet shoes with my knees bent."

"I had to do a tango with Raft and I learned to dance in ballet shoes with my knees bent."

Marie Windsor, American Actress

7

"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

7

"I got started dancing because I knew it was one way to meet girls."

"I got started dancing because I knew it was one way to meet girls."

Gene Kelly, American Actor

Dance, Dancing, Girls

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"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

7

"I very much like dance and dancers."

"I very much like dance and dancers."

Issey Miyake, Japanese Designer

7

"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

7

"Actually I dance really well on the floor."

"Actually I dance really well on the floor."

Oksana Baiul, American Athlete

7

"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'm working on a screenplay right now for the BBC, but I hope to have the decks cleared soon so I can get into the studio with my pals and put down some more tracks, try to get a strong dance single together."

"I'm working on a screenplay right now for the BBC, but I hope to have the decks cleared soon so I can get into the studio with my pals and put down some more tracks, try to get a strong dance single together."

Irvine Welsh, Scottish Novelist

Dance, Hope, Now, Right

6

"Dance, as if nobody is watching. Love, as if you have never been hurt before."

"Dance, as if nobody is watching. Love, as if you have never been hurt before."

Osho, Indian Philosopher

6

"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

6

"I'm more into beats than rhymes. I'm a huge fan of anything touched by the Neptunes. Dancing is kind of my thing. I go out with my friends as often as I can on the weekends, and I'm always drawn to girls with rhythm."

"I'm more into beats than rhymes. I'm a huge fan of anything touched by the Neptunes. Dancing is kind of my thing. I go out with my friends as often as I can on the weekends, and I'm always drawn to girls with rhythm."

David Gallagher, American Actor

Dance, Dancing, Friends, Girls

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"They said that Etta James is still vulgar. I said, Oh, how dare them say I'm still vulgar. I'm vulgar because I dance in the chair. What would they want me to do? Want me to just be still or something like that? I've got to do something."

"They said that Etta James is still vulgar. I said, Oh, how dare them say I'm still vulgar. I'm vulgar because I dance in the chair. What would they want me to do? Want me to just be still or something like that? I've got to do something."

Etta James, American Musician

6

"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

6

"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

6

"The pleasant surprise for me is that when I look into Tony's eyes, he's still 100% present, sharing everything that's going on. Acting with him is like a beautiful dance."

"The pleasant surprise for me is that when I look into Tony's eyes, he's still 100% present, sharing everything that's going on. Acting with him is like a beautiful dance."

Genie Francis, American Actress

Dance, Acting, Eyes, Present

6

"Dancing came easy to me."

"Dancing came easy to me."

Hedda Hopper, American Actress

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"Dance is very, very old. With Louis XIV at Versailles is where ballet started."

"Dance is very, very old. With Louis XIV at Versailles is where ballet started."

Neve Campbell, Canadian Actress

Dance, Ballet, Old

6

"So dancing was not something I had a great desire to do."

"So dancing was not something I had a great desire to do."

Suzanne Farrell, American Dancer

Dance, Dancing, Desire

5

"I wasn't out drinking and abusing my body. I simply loved to go out and dance."

"I wasn't out drinking and abusing my body. I simply loved to go out and dance."

Willie Stargell, American Athlete

Dance, Body, Drinking

5

"I do eventually want to get back into performing, but right now it's more fun for me to dance for myself."

"I do eventually want to get back into performing, but right now it's more fun for me to dance for myself."

Dule Hill, American Actor

Dance, Fun, Now, Right

5

"My grandfather gave me my first guitar, an old acoustic with palm trees and dancing girls painted on it."

"My grandfather gave me my first guitar, an old acoustic with palm trees and dancing girls painted on it."

Dan Fogelberg, American Musician

Dance, Dancing, First, Girls, Guitar

5

"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

5

"Among the southern tribes, on the contrary, hats were sometimes worn in the dance, although this was not considered in strict accordance with the doctrine."

"Among the southern tribes, on the contrary, hats were sometimes worn in the dance, although this was not considered in strict accordance with the doctrine."

James Mooney, American Scientist

Dance, Doctrine

5

"It wasn't so much destroying my dancing, it was destroying me."

"It wasn't so much destroying my dancing, it was destroying me."

Tracey Emin, English Artist

5

"I have lots of interests, but it's true that dancing is a very full-time job."

"I have lots of interests, but it's true that dancing is a very full-time job."

Deborah Bull, British Dancer

Dance, Dancing, Job

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"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

5

"I was performing in this burlesque group, and we would go to dance rehearsals every day. You'd use every part of your body. Even though some of it is slow, it takes a lot of muscle to be able to dip down and come back up."

"I was performing in this burlesque group, and we would go to dance rehearsals every day. You'd use every part of your body. Even though some of it is slow, it takes a lot of muscle to be able to dip down and come back up."

Carmen Electra, American Actress

Dance, Body, Day

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