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Dance Quotes

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

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

Norman Mailer, American Novelist

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"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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"Dancing with Kate Beckinsale made me very excited."

"Dancing with Kate Beckinsale made me very excited."

Richard Roxburgh, Australian Actor

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"I loved fencing and dancing and elocution."

"I loved fencing and dancing and elocution."

Vivien Leigh, English Actress

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"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

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

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

Francesca Annis, English Actress

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"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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"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

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"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

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"Dancing is a sweat job."

"Dancing is a sweat job."

Fred Astaire, American Actor

Dance, Dancing, Job

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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

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"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

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"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

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"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

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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

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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

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"Dance is so joyous."

"Dance is so joyous."

Graeme Murphy, Australian Dancer

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"If you look at my eyes when I'm dancing, you'll see that glazed look."

"If you look at my eyes when I'm dancing, you'll see that glazed look."

Ben Stiller, American Comedian

Dance, Dancing, Eyes

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

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

Twyla Tharp, American Dancer

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"Dancing came easy to me."

"Dancing came easy to me."

Hedda Hopper, American Actress

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"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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"Actually I dance really well on the floor."

"Actually I dance really well on the floor."

Oksana Baiul, American Athlete

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"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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"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

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"What in heaven's name is strange about a grandmother dancing nude? I'll bet lots of grandmothers do it."

"What in heaven's name is strange about a grandmother dancing nude? I'll bet lots of grandmothers do it."

Sally Rand, American Actress

Dance, Dancing, Heaven, Name

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"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

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"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

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"You don't go dancing in the day. You don't go golfing in the night."

"You don't go dancing in the day. You don't go golfing in the night."

Mark McKinney, Canadian Comedian

Dance, Dancing, Day, Night

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"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

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"I am taking belly dancing now. My hips are double-jointed, so I can do it really easily."

"I am taking belly dancing now. My hips are double-jointed, so I can do it really easily."

Alexa Vega, American Actress

Dance, Dancing, Now

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"Their way of Dancing, is nothing but a sort of stamping Motion, much like the treading upon Founders Bellows."

"Their way of Dancing, is nothing but a sort of stamping Motion, much like the treading upon Founders Bellows."

John Lawson, British Explorer

Dance, Dancing, Nothing

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"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

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"West Side Story was terribly important because of the style of the dancing and the gangs of New York."

"West Side Story was terribly important because of the style of the dancing and the gangs of New York."

Vincente Minnelli, American Director

Dance, Dancing, Style

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