46 Quotes by Martha Graham about dance
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There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and will be lost.
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There is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost.
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I feel that the essence of dance is the expression of man--the landscape of his soul. I hope that every dance I do reveals something of myself or some wonderful thing a human can be.
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All that is important is this one moment in movement. Make the moment important, vital, and worth living. Do not let it slip away unnoticed and unused.
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I never set out to create a technique. I started out on the floor to find myself, to find what the body could do, and what would give me satisfaction - emotionally, dramatically and bodily. But I did not ever dream of establishing a technique. I still can't believe anything like that happened.
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Dancing is very like poetry.
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Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance. Great dancers are great because of their passion.
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Dance is the hidden language of the soul
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Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion.
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