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Dance Quotes

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

"Actually I dance really well on the floor."

Oksana Baiul, American Athlete

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"Dancing begets warmth, which is the parent of wantonness."

"Dancing begets warmth, which is the parent of wantonness."

Henry Fielding, English Novelist

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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

16

"Finally, you get the job, and you think you'll be dancing on the ceiling, but I just wanted to go take a nap. It was just like a weight had been lifted off or something."

"Finally, you get the job, and you think you'll be dancing on the ceiling, but I just wanted to go take a nap. It was just like a weight had been lifted off or something."

Josh Duhamel, American Actor

Dance, Dancing, Job, Weight

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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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"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 would rather be having a burger and beers with my mates but I can't do that when I know I've got to dance."

"I would rather be having a burger and beers with my mates but I can't do that when I know I've got to dance."

Michael Flatley, Irish Dancer

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"I adore dancing."

"I adore dancing."

Vivien Leigh, English Actress

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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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"I don't want to be the oldest performer in captivity... I don't want to look like a little old man dancing out there."

"I don't want to be the oldest performer in captivity... I don't want to look like a little old man dancing out there."

Fred Astaire, American Actor

Dance, Dancing, Man, Old, Want

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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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"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 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

15

"Dancing came easy to me."

"Dancing came easy to me."

Hedda Hopper, American Actress

15

"I loved fencing and dancing and elocution."

"I loved fencing and dancing and elocution."

Vivien Leigh, English Actress

14

"Dance is so joyous."

"Dance is so joyous."

Graeme Murphy, Australian Dancer

14

"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

14

"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

14

"I knew I was happy when I was dancing."

"I knew I was happy when I was dancing."

Ajay Naidu, American Actor

14

"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

14

"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

14

"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

14

"Dancing is a sweat job."

"Dancing is a sweat job."

Fred Astaire, American Actor

Dance, Dancing, Job

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

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

Chris Brown, American Musician

13

"I used to a lot. I used to go dancing."

"I used to a lot. I used to go dancing."

Parker Stevenson, American Actor

13

"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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"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

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

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

Twyla Tharp, American Dancer

13

"For yesterday and for all tomorrows, we dance the best we know."

"For yesterday and for all tomorrows, we dance the best we know."

Kate Seredy, Hungarian Writer

Dance, Yesterday

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"The Lord doesn't like us to be dead. Be alive. Sometimes I dance to the glory of the Lord, because He said so."

"The Lord doesn't like us to be dead. Be alive. Sometimes I dance to the glory of the Lord, because He said so."

Mahalia Jackson, American Musician

13

"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

13

"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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"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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"Also, if you have an accident, you can't start to dance again at the top, you're too weak; you start with the easy things - the way you did them when you were young, and come up up up, the way you did then."

"Also, if you have an accident, you can't start to dance again at the top, you're too weak; you start with the easy things - the way you did them when you were young, and come up up up, the way you did then."

Ninette de Valois, Irish Dancer

Dance, Accident

13

"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

13

"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

13

"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

13

"Dancing's not always stressful, but I always make sure that I'm prepared as I can be, both physically, mentally, and practically."

"Dancing's not always stressful, but I always make sure that I'm prepared as I can be, both physically, mentally, and practically."

Deborah Bull, British Dancer

13

"When I'm not at the keyboard, I'm generally reading, practicing tai chi or middle eastern dance, or cooking."

"When I'm not at the keyboard, I'm generally reading, practicing tai chi or middle eastern dance, or cooking."

Sarah Zettel, American Author

Dance, Cooking, Reading

13

"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

13

"So, it becomes an exercise in futility if you write something that does not express the film as the director wishes. It's still their ball game. It's their show. I think any successful composer learns how to dance around the director's impulses."

"So, it becomes an exercise in futility if you write something that does not express the film as the director wishes. It's still their ball game. It's their show. I think any successful composer learns how to dance around the director's impulses."

Danny Elfman, American Musician

Dance, Successful, Exercise, Film

13

"Are the Democrats going to dance the mandate Macarena?"

"Are the Democrats going to dance the mandate Macarena?"

Dan Rather, American Journalist

Dance, Democrats

13

"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

13

"One of my favorite stories was Black Orchid, because it was so different from all the others. I especially enjoyed dancing the Charleston. I have always been keen on dancing."

"One of my favorite stories was Black Orchid, because it was so different from all the others. I especially enjoyed dancing the Charleston. I have always been keen on dancing."

Sarah Sutton, British Actress

Dance, Dancing, Favorite

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