Favorite Quotations ~ Dance

Hula-inspired joyful dance Dance is movement turned into joy, every step a heartbeat, every gesture a prayer of gratitude. As Martha Graham reminded us, “The body says what words cannot.” ✨

Spanish dance for me is the greatest form of communication possessed by the Spanish people. It is the chains whose links articulate their tragedy and joy, their hope and despair. ~ Antonio Gades

Part of the joy of dancing is conversation. Trouble is, some men can’t talk and dance at the same time. ~ Ginger Rogers

The main thing is dancing, and before it withers away from my body, I will keep dancing till the last moment, the last drop. ~ Rudolph Nureyev

Dancing is my gift and my life. God gave me this gift to bring delight to others. I am haunted by the need to dance. It is the purest expression of every emotion, earthly and spiritual. It is happiness. ~ Anna Pavlova

Nothing makes me happier than dancing. It transforms me. It’s the only time I let out what is inside and I feel completely sensual and sexy and alive. ~ Sandra Bullock

Dance is the movement of the universe concentrated in an individual. ~ Isadora Duncan

Ah, if you could dance all that you’ve just said, then I’d understand. ~ Nikos Kazantzakis

The energy doesn’t end at the hands. I want such intensity that it feels like light is streaming from every finger. ~ Bob Fosse

How can we know the dancer from the dance? ~ William Butler Yeats

La danse, c’est le mouvement, et le mouvement, c’est la vie. (Dance is movement, and movement is life.) ~ Ludmilla Chiriaeff

There are short-cuts to happiness and dancing is one of them. ~ Vicki Baum

Dance till the stars come down from the rafters. Dance, dance, dance till you drop. ~ W.H. Auden

Dancing faces you towards Heaven, whichever direction you turn. ~ Terri Guillemets