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Dance Quotes

"Like I went out to a predominantly black club last night and nobody said anything and I was wishing somebody would so that someone would dance with me."

"Like I went out to a predominantly black club last night and nobody said anything and I was wishing somebody would so that someone would dance with me."

Taye Diggs, American Actor

Dance, Night, Wishing

10

"If I talk about Charles Dance I am talking about something else, something I operate and wind up and have to make an impression with and use to transmit someone else's screenplay."

"If I talk about Charles Dance I am talking about something else, something I operate and wind up and have to make an impression with and use to transmit someone else's screenplay."

Charles Dance, English Actor

Dance, Impression, Talk, Talking

10

"It comes from the likes of you! Take what you can get! Grab the chances as they come along! Act in hallways! Sing in doorways! Dance in cellars!"

"It comes from the likes of you! Take what you can get! Grab the chances as they come along! Act in hallways! Sing in doorways! Dance in cellars!"

Alexander Woollcott, American Critic

10

"It's the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance."

"It's the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance."

Amanda McBroom, American Musician

10

"I have no desire to prove anything by dancing. I have never used it as an outlet or a means of expressing myself. I just dance. I just put my feet in the air and move them around."

"I have no desire to prove anything by dancing. I have never used it as an outlet or a means of expressing myself. I just dance. I just put my feet in the air and move them around."

Fred Astaire, American Actor

Dance, Dancing, Desire, Feet

10

"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

10

"I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing than to teach ten thousand stars how not to dance."

"I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing than to teach ten thousand stars how not to dance."

e. e. cummings, American Poet

10

"Disco dancing is just the steady thump of a giant moron knocking in an endless nail."

"Disco dancing is just the steady thump of a giant moron knocking in an endless nail."

Clive James, Australian Writer

10

"Well, number one I like dancing. Number two I knew it would be challenging because I had never done this type of dance before. I always wanted to and I happened to have the courage to go out there and give it my best shot."

"Well, number one I like dancing. Number two I knew it would be challenging because I had never done this type of dance before. I always wanted to and I happened to have the courage to go out there and give it my best shot."

Evander Holyfield, American Athlete

Dance, Courage, Dancing

10

"In liberal democracy and anxious anarchy, the traditional classic dance, compact of aristocratic authority and absolute freedom in a necessity of order, has never been so promising as an independent expression as it is today."

"In liberal democracy and anxious anarchy, the traditional classic dance, compact of aristocratic authority and absolute freedom in a necessity of order, has never been so promising as an independent expression as it is today."

Lincoln Kirstein, American Dancer

Dance, Anarchy, Authority, Democracy

10

"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

10

"It takes a lot of guts to get up on top of a bar and dance."

"It takes a lot of guts to get up on top of a bar and dance."

Piper Perabo, American Actress

10

"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

9

"I think it's a lot harder for the pros to have a long career in ice dance and in pairs. It seems the singles have a little bit of a longer career."

"I think it's a lot harder for the pros to have a long career in ice dance and in pairs. It seems the singles have a little bit of a longer career."

Nancy Kerrigan, American Athlete

9

"Who is Mike Judge? Let me think. The only way I could possibly answer that question would be in a nonverbal fashion. I think I could do an interpretive dance that would answer that question for you."

"Who is Mike Judge? Let me think. The only way I could possibly answer that question would be in a nonverbal fashion. I think I could do an interpretive dance that would answer that question for you."

Mike Judge, American Producer

Dance, Fashion, Question

9

"When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It's to enjoy each step along the way."

"When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It's to enjoy each step along the way."

Wayne Dyer, American Psychologist

9

"Dancing with Kate Beckinsale made me very excited."

"Dancing with Kate Beckinsale made me very excited."

Richard Roxburgh, Australian Actor

9

"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

9

"It's not that I wanted to be an actor; it's that I didn't want to be a dancer! I was trained in traditional Chinese dance, and after working so hard it seemed unfair to just disappear into a group."

"It's not that I wanted to be an actor; it's that I didn't want to be a dancer! I was trained in traditional Chinese dance, and after working so hard it seemed unfair to just disappear into a group."

Ziyi Zhang, Chinese Actress

Dance, Actor, Want

9

"I collaborated on most of my dance numbers, literally 50/50, with the choreographers I worked with."

"I collaborated on most of my dance numbers, literally 50/50, with the choreographers I worked with."

Jessie Matthews, British Actress

9

"I loved the atmosphere of the dance studios - the wooden floors, the big mirrors, everyone dressed in pink or black tights, the musicians accompanying us - and the feeling of ritual the classes had."

"I loved the atmosphere of the dance studios - the wooden floors, the big mirrors, everyone dressed in pink or black tights, the musicians accompanying us - and the feeling of ritual the classes had."

Suzanne Vega, American Musician

Dance, Feeling, Musicians, Ritual

9

"When the circumstances are right, everything becomes a dance."

"When the circumstances are right, everything becomes a dance."

Lynette Fromme, American Criminal

Dance, Circumstances, Right

9

"I dance because it makes me want to explode."

"I dance because it makes me want to explode."

Bill Evans, American Musician

9

"Modern dancing is old fashioned."

"Modern dancing is old fashioned."

Samuel Goldwyn, American Producer

Dance, Dancing, Old

9

"One of the few things in dance to match the Royal Ballet's curtain calls is the Royal Ballet's dancing."

"One of the few things in dance to match the Royal Ballet's curtain calls is the Royal Ballet's dancing."

Clive Barnes, English Journalist

Dance, Ballet, Dancing

9

"If you can dance with your total being, you have achieved prayer."

"If you can dance with your total being, you have achieved prayer."

Osho, Indian Philosopher

Dance, Celebration

9

"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

8

"We're the only dance in town. We don't compete with any professional teams for the entertainment dollar."

"We're the only dance in town. We don't compete with any professional teams for the entertainment dollar."

Hayden Fry, American Coach

Dance, Entertainment

8

"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

8

"I don't remember not dancing. When I realized I was alive and these were my parents, and I could walk and talk, I could dance."

"I don't remember not dancing. When I realized I was alive and these were my parents, and I could walk and talk, I could dance."

Gregory Hines, American Actor

Dance, Dancing, Parents, Talk

8

"On Saturday afternoons, there was a film, of course, and then we did about four shows between the films. And I would do a tap dance, a little military tap."

"On Saturday afternoons, there was a film, of course, and then we did about four shows between the films. And I would do a tap dance, a little military tap."

Barbara Cook, American Musician

Dance, Film, Military

8

"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

8

"It is difficult to produce a television documentary that is both incisive and probing when every twelve minutes one is interrupted by twelve dancing rabbits singing about toilet paper."

"It is difficult to produce a television documentary that is both incisive and probing when every twelve minutes one is interrupted by twelve dancing rabbits singing about toilet paper."

Rod Serling, American Writer

Dance, Dancing, Singing, Television

8

"There's just something about dance. It's like a primal thing in all of us."

"There's just something about dance. It's like a primal thing in all of us."

Patrick Swayze, American Actor

8

"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

8

"I feel that the year ahead for me will be full of two of my favorite things: dance and acting."

"I feel that the year ahead for me will be full of two of my favorite things: dance and acting."

William Kempe, English Actor

Dance, Acting, Favorite, Will

8

"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

7

"Here, like everywhere else, laughing and singing, dancing and dreaming are not exactly the whole of reality; and for one ray of sun shining on the hut, the rest of the village remains in the dark."

"Here, like everywhere else, laughing and singing, dancing and dreaming are not exactly the whole of reality; and for one ray of sun shining on the hut, the rest of the village remains in the dark."

Simone Schwarz-Bart, French Novelist

Dance, Dancing, Reality, Rest, Singing

7

"He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying."

"He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying."

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

Dance, Day, First, Flying

7

"Who's judging American Idol? Paula Abdul? Paula Abdul judging a singing contest is like Christopher Reeve judging a dance contest!"

"Who's judging American Idol? Paula Abdul? Paula Abdul judging a singing contest is like Christopher Reeve judging a dance contest!"

Chris Rock, American Comedian

7

"The Dancing Girls of Lahore was offered to dozens of British publishers and was turned down by everyone. It is still on offer in the U.K., but I'm not confident there will be any takers."

"The Dancing Girls of Lahore was offered to dozens of British publishers and was turned down by everyone. It is still on offer in the U.K., but I'm not confident there will be any takers."

Louise Brown, English Celebrity

Dance, Dancing, Girls, Will

7

"When I owned the theater, I had the Glen Miller Orchestra. I had 20 girls singing and dancing. I had a cast of characters. It was a big group production, as well as ushers, ticket takers."

"When I owned the theater, I had the Glen Miller Orchestra. I had 20 girls singing and dancing. I had a cast of characters. It was a big group production, as well as ushers, ticket takers."

Bobby Vinton, American Musician

Dance, Dancing, Girls, Production, Singing

7

"I'm a song and dance girl. I can act enough to get by. But that's the limit of my talents."

"I'm a song and dance girl. I can act enough to get by. But that's the limit of my talents."

Betty Grable, American Actress

Dance, Act, Song

7

"My dance classes were open to anybody, my only stipulation was that they had to come to the class every day."

"My dance classes were open to anybody, my only stipulation was that they had to come to the class every day."

Merce Cunningham, American Dancer

Dance, Class, Day, Open

7

"How I long to fall just a little bit, to dance out of the lines and stray from the light."

"How I long to fall just a little bit, to dance out of the lines and stray from the light."

Dar Williams, American Musician

7

"Get up and dance, get up and smile, get up and drink to the days that are gone in the shortest while."

"Get up and dance, get up and smile, get up and drink to the days that are gone in the shortest while."

Simon Fowler, English Musician

7

"On my fifth film, it was then that I stopped dancing."

"On my fifth film, it was then that I stopped dancing."

Victoria Abril, Spanish Actress

Dance, Dancing, Film

7

"Sometimes, when I'm alone, I put on six inch heels and wear nothing else and dance around in front of the mirror and do my little stripper dance."

"Sometimes, when I'm alone, I put on six inch heels and wear nothing else and dance around in front of the mirror and do my little stripper dance."

Tori Spelling, American Actress

6

"How can you practice dancing in an airplane? There's a law against it."

"How can you practice dancing in an airplane? There's a law against it."

George Murphy, American Dancer

Dance, Dancing, Law, Practice

6

"In the beginning, I didn't dance that much and stuff."

"In the beginning, I didn't dance that much and stuff."

Namie Amuro, Japanese Musician

Dance, Beginning

6

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