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Dance Quotes

"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

47

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

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

Norman Mailer, American Novelist

47

"I took several years of dance lessons that included ballet, tap and jazz. They helped a great deal with body control, balance, a sense of rhythm, and timing."

"I took several years of dance lessons that included ballet, tap and jazz. They helped a great deal with body control, balance, a sense of rhythm, and timing."

Lynn Swann, American Athlete

Dance, Control, Balance, Ballet

46

"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

46

"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

46

"Dancing is a wonderful training for girls, it's the first way you learn to guess what a man is going to do before he does it."

"Dancing is a wonderful training for girls, it's the first way you learn to guess what a man is going to do before he does it."

Christopher Morley, American Author

Dance, Dancing, First, Girls, Man

45

"Dance is so joyous."

"Dance is so joyous."

Graeme Murphy, Australian Dancer

45

"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

45

"It's another myth that dancing distorts or destroys your feet. If you have the right shaped foot to start and a good, strong technique, your feet should be fine."

"It's another myth that dancing distorts or destroys your feet. If you have the right shaped foot to start and a good, strong technique, your feet should be fine."

Deborah Bull, British Dancer

Dance, Dancing, Feet, Myth, Right

44

"I like to dance, but it's not my weekend activity. I'm not a clubber."

"I like to dance, but it's not my weekend activity. I'm not a clubber."

Ewan McGregor, Scottish Actor

44

"If you're looking for a deep album or you're looking for me to talk about past situations, it's not even about that. It's just 14 hot records that are gonna make you dance."

"If you're looking for a deep album or you're looking for me to talk about past situations, it's not even about that. It's just 14 hot records that are gonna make you dance."

Puff Daddy, American Musician

Dance, Deep, Past, Talk

44

"In point of substantial merit the law school belongs in the modern university no more than a school of fencing or dancing."

"In point of substantial merit the law school belongs in the modern university no more than a school of fencing or dancing."

Thorstein Veblen, American Economist

Dance, Dancing, Law, Merit, School

44

"I had never picked up a basketball before. I went through a grueling audition process. It was almost as if I was learning to walk. It would be like teaching somebody to dance ballet for a role."

"I had never picked up a basketball before. I went through a grueling audition process. It was almost as if I was learning to walk. It would be like teaching somebody to dance ballet for a role."

Sanaa Lathan, American Actress

Dance, Ballet, Basketball, Learning

44

"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

44

"Basically it starts with four months of training, just basic stretching, kicking and punching. Then you come to the choreography and getting ready to put the dance together."

"Basically it starts with four months of training, just basic stretching, kicking and punching. Then you come to the choreography and getting ready to put the dance together."

Keanu Reeves, Canadian Actor

Dance, Months, Training

44

"I think I can take responsibility for that in that I was the audience. I was the voice of sanity around whom all these crazies did their dance. And I reacted in the same way that a member of the audience would have reacted."

"I think I can take responsibility for that in that I was the audience. I was the voice of sanity around whom all these crazies did their dance. And I reacted in the same way that a member of the audience would have reacted."

Mary Tyler Moore, American Actress

Dance, Responsibility, Sanity, Voice

43

"Aerobic dancing is already adjusting to injury problems and will probably phase out to some extent."

"Aerobic dancing is already adjusting to injury problems and will probably phase out to some extent."

Kenneth H. Cooper, American Soldier

Dance, Dancing, Injury, Problems, Will

42

"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

42

"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

42

"Remembering that man is indeed the microcosm, the universe in miniature, the Divine Dance of the future should be able to convey with its slightest gestures some significance of the universe."

"Remembering that man is indeed the microcosm, the universe in miniature, the Divine Dance of the future should be able to convey with its slightest gestures some significance of the universe."

Ruth St. Denis, American Dancer

Dance, Future, Man, Universe

42

"The rewards of dancing are very different from choreographing."

"The rewards of dancing are very different from choreographing."

Twyla Tharp, American Dancer

42

"Now, the instrumentation in the jazz band and the jazz dance band has gone through many evolutions. For instance, in the 'twenties the tradition was two or three saxophones."

"Now, the instrumentation in the jazz band and the jazz dance band has gone through many evolutions. For instance, in the 'twenties the tradition was two or three saxophones."

Gerry Mulligan, American Musician

Dance, Jazz, Now, Tradition

42

"I have stretched ropes from steeple to steeple; garlands from window to window; golden chains from star to star, and I dance."

"I have stretched ropes from steeple to steeple; garlands from window to window; golden chains from star to star, and I dance."

Arthur Rimbaud, French Poet

42

"There is no point to samba if it doesn't make you smile."

"There is no point to samba if it doesn't make you smile."

Alma Guillermoprieto, Mexican Journalist

42

"There comes a pause, for human strength will not endure to dance without cessation; and everyone must reach the point at length of absolute prostration."

"There comes a pause, for human strength will not endure to dance without cessation; and everyone must reach the point at length of absolute prostration."

Lewis Carroll, English Author

Dance, Strength, Will

42

"When all is ready, the leaders walk out to the dance place."

"When all is ready, the leaders walk out to the dance place."

James Mooney, American Scientist

42

"I just finished a film with Michael Radford called Dancing at the Blue Iguana."

"I just finished a film with Michael Radford called Dancing at the Blue Iguana."

Daryl Hannah, American Actress

Dance, Dancing, Film

42

"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

42

"It's weird when you see pieces of choreography that were done for you 15 or 20 years ago and now they are being done by another dance company."

"It's weird when you see pieces of choreography that were done for you 15 or 20 years ago and now they are being done by another dance company."

Mikhail Baryshnikov, American Dancer

Dance, Being, Company, Now

42

"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

41

"I'll dance to anything: Bob Marley or rap."

"I'll dance to anything: Bob Marley or rap."

Francesca Annis, English Actress

41

"Around 7 years old, we girls took dancing lessons, joined the Brownies, the Girl Scouts, the 4H Club."

"Around 7 years old, we girls took dancing lessons, joined the Brownies, the Girl Scouts, the 4H Club."

Ruth Buzzi, American Actress

Dance, Dancing, Girls, Old, Years

41

"For me, it's like biking around the neighborhood, the walks and stuff, because I have never enjoyed the gym. Or I'll do, since I used to dance a lot, all the old dance exercises."

"For me, it's like biking around the neighborhood, the walks and stuff, because I have never enjoyed the gym. Or I'll do, since I used to dance a lot, all the old dance exercises."

Delta Burke, American Actress

Dance, Biking, Old

41

"If you live in the elite world of dance, you find yourself in a world rife with racism. Let's face it."

"If you live in the elite world of dance, you find yourself in a world rife with racism. Let's face it."

Alvin Ailey, American Dancer

Dance, Racism, World

41

"I refuse to dance. And I can't dance anyway. I'm not in a band for that."

"I refuse to dance. And I can't dance anyway. I'm not in a band for that."

Liam Gallagher, British Musician

41

"On the other hand in London you can get an audience that desires dance to go as far as it can go: they've seen the bricks of ideas built over a period so therefore there is an acceptance of what otherwise might seem out on a limb."

"On the other hand in London you can get an audience that desires dance to go as far as it can go: they've seen the bricks of ideas built over a period so therefore there is an acceptance of what otherwise might seem out on a limb."

Siobhan Davies, English Dancer

Dance, Ideas, Acceptance, London

41

"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

40

"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

40

"You can't fool television viewers with dancing girls and flashing lights."

"You can't fool television viewers with dancing girls and flashing lights."

Bob Barker, American Actor

Dance, Dancing, Fool, Girls, Television

40

"You're being cast for your acting ability. It's not based on the way your body functions. If you're playing a lead in a movie, it's for that character and they'll tailor it to you. In a dance company, you have to fit in a definite mold."

"You're being cast for your acting ability. It's not based on the way your body functions. If you're playing a lead in a movie, it's for that character and they'll tailor it to you. In a dance company, you have to fit in a definite mold."

Neve Campbell, Canadian Actress

Dance, Character, Ability, Acting

40

"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

40

"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

40

"Actually I dance really well on the floor."

"Actually I dance really well on the floor."

Oksana Baiul, American Athlete

40

"It's always been my dream to do a dance scene with Anthony Hopkins."

"It's always been my dream to do a dance scene with Anthony Hopkins."

Gary Sinise, American Actor

39

"I am dumb when it comes to learning dance steps."

"I am dumb when it comes to learning dance steps."

Mia Kirshner, Canadian Actress

Dance, Dumb, Learning

39

"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

39

"They're not particular about whether you're playing a flatted fifth or a ruptured 129th as long as they can dance to it."

"They're not particular about whether you're playing a flatted fifth or a ruptured 129th as long as they can dance to it."

Dizzy Gillespie, American Musician

39

"I think differently, I think it's about reaching everybody on every different plane and every different level, and if I could remix the song and do a dance remix, that's great. If I could do a classical version, that'll be great too. It's all just about expression."

"I think differently, I think it's about reaching everybody on every different plane and every different level, and if I could remix the song and do a dance remix, that's great. If I could do a classical version, that'll be great too. It's all just about expression."

Deborah Cox, Canadian Musician

Dance, Expression, Song

39

"I use something that is a real staple in the directing world. It's called a dance floor. You lay it down so that it's so smooth you can roll around, and you can put furniture on top of it. It's seamless and you don't see it."

"I use something that is a real staple in the directing world. It's called a dance floor. You lay it down so that it's so smooth you can roll around, and you can put furniture on top of it. It's seamless and you don't see it."

Debbie Allen, American Actress

39

"Dancing came easy to me."

"Dancing came easy to me."

Hedda Hopper, American Actress

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