26 Quotes About Dances

I remember, when I grew up, going to dances was just a lot of fun. But when people get together now, music is the first thing that happens.

When was the last time you saw a story being driven forward by dances and songs?

I love going to football games and going to homecoming dances and just doing normal things.

It really started getting played in the U.S. during the 1950s and 1960s with Latin dances like the mambo, cha-cha-cha, samba, and bossa nova. Today, we have the salsa and meringue.

Johnny is an all-rounder, he has the right look, he sings well, dances well and is perfect for the role.

I had a Jackson 5 wig that I would wear around, and I would do, like, the dances from the Jackson 5, and, you know, my mother thought that was hysterical. So of course, that seed got planted very early, the physicality of comedy.

When I started making dances in the '60s, narrative dance was sort of off the radar screen. What was important at the time in the avant-garde was minimalism.

I went to an all-girls' school with 43 people in my class, so dances were small. I always went with girlfriends or a blind date.