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I think the reason dance has held such an ageless magic for the world is that it has been the symbol of the performance of living.
I Am A Dancer (1952)
The most brilliant scientific discoveries will in time change and perhaps grow obsolete as new scientific manifestations emerge. But art is eternal, for it reveals the inner landscape, which is the soul of man.
I Am A Dancer (1952)
I feel that the essence of dance is the expression of mankind — the landscape of the human soul. I hope that every dance I do reveals something of myself or some wonderful thing a human being can be.
I Am A Dancer (1952)
Dancing appears glamorous, easy, delightful. But the path to paradise of the achievement is not easier than any other.
I Am A Dancer (1952)
People have asked me why I chose to be a dancer. I did not choose: I was chosen to be a dancer, and, with that, you live all your life.
I Am A Dancer (1952)
To practice means to perform, in the face of all obstacles some act of vision, of faith, of desire. Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired.
I Am A Dancer (1952)
The body is a sacred garment: it is what you enter life in and what you depart life with, and it should be treated with honour, and with joy and with fear as well. But always, though, with blessing.
I Am A Dancer (1952)
I am absorbed in the magic of movement and light. Movement never lies. It is the magic of what I call the outer space of the imagination.
I Am A Dancer (1952)
I believe that we learn by practice.
I Am A Dancer (1952)
The main thing, of course, always, is the fact that there is only one of you in the world, just one, and if that is not fulfilled then something has been lost. Ambition is not enough; necessity is everything.
I Am A Dancer (1952)
The next time you look into the mirror, just look at the way the ears rest next to the head; look at the way the hairline grows; think of all the little bones in your wrist. It is a miracle. And the dance is a celebration of that miracle.
I Am A Dancer (1952)
Many times I hear the phrase "the dance of life." It is an expression that touches me deeply, for the instrument through which the dance speaks is also the instrument through which life is lived — the human body.
I Am A Dancer (1952)