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Aug 23

Aug 23 Talk about dance: Aishabella Sheikh

The moon rose above the canopy and a dreamy mist swirled around our knees as we danced, fingers entwined and hearts in sync with the universe; just a prince and his princess, a boy and a girl, learning to love in a beautiful world.

Jul 25

Jul 25 Talk about dance: Louis Horst

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Dance for yourself. If someone understands, good. If not, no matter. Go right on doing what interests you, and do it until it stops interesting you.

Jul 3

Jul 3 Talk about dance: Merce Cunningham

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You have to love dancing to stick to it. It gives you nothing back, no manuscripts to store away, no paintings to show on walls and maybe hang in museums, no poems to be printed and sold, nothing but that single fleeting moment when you feel alive.

Jun 3

Jun 3 Talk about dance: Gene Kelly

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You dance love, and you dance joy, and you dance dreams. And I know if I can make you smile by jumping over a couple of couches or running through a rainstorm, then I’ll be very glad to be a song and dance man.

Apr 19

Apr 19 Talk about dance: Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

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In a society that worships love, freedom, and beauty, dance is sacred. It is a prayer for the future, a remembrance of the past and a joyful exclamation of thanks for the present.

Mar 15

Mar 15 Talk about dance: Amit Kalantri

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The job of feet is walking, but their hobby is dancing.

Dec 21

Dec 21 Talk about dance: Edward Lear

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Hand in hand, on the edge of the sand, they danced by the light of the moon.

Sep 12

Sep 12 Talk about dance: Alvin Ailey

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Dance is for everybody. I believe that the dance came from the people and that it should always be delivered back to the people.

Apr 1

Apr 1 Talk about dance: T.S. Elliot

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So the darkness shall be light, and the stillness the dancing.

Mar 9

Mar 9 Talk about dance: Anna Paskevska

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Learning ballet is wonderful for children even if they never become dancers. It is wonderful because it teaches discipline, grace, and manners.

Jan 16

Jan 16 Talk about dance: Jacques d'Amboise

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Dance is your pulse, your heartbeat, your breathing. It's the rhythm of your life. It's the expression in time and movement, in happiness, joy, sadness and envy.

Dec 13

Dec 13 Talk about dance: Isadora Duncan

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Dance is the movement of the universe concentrated in an individual.

Oct 20

Oct 20 Talk about dance: Wayne Dyer

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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.

May 4

May 4 Talk about dance: Mikhail Baryshnikov

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I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself.

Apr 8

Apr 8 Talk about dance: Misty Copeland

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I think most people don't really understand all that it takes to stand on your toes, and to be able to jump and land without any noise, or for a male dancer to be able to lift a girl.