Quotes from famous dancers that motivate you to keep dancing

What inspires you most as a dancer? What is the motivation that makes you feel like the hard work, rejection, and sacrifices are worth it to fulfill your dream? What is it that makes you want to run into an empty dance studio and create something new?

Cindy Clough, a studio owner with over four decades of experience, often hangs dance-related posters on the walls of her studio, which relate to creativity or the importance of teamwork. Sometimes quotes from famous dancers are just the push you need to spark your imagination and remind yourself why you love what you do.

Below we will see 10 quotes from famous dancers about what their art form means and why it is worth fighting hard for. dance:

Martha Graham (American dancer and choreographer)

"There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, an acceleration, that translates through you into action, and because there is only one of you at any given moment, that expression is unique."

Fred Astaire (Oscar-winning American dancer, choreographer, singer, and film and stage actor)

“Do the most, do it right, and do it with style”

Mia Michaels (American choreographer)

“If you dance with your heart, your body will follow”

 Agnes de Mille (American dancer and choreographer)

“To dance you must surpass yourself. To become bigger, more beautiful, more powerful. That is the power, that is the glory on earth and it is yours to take.”

Alvin Ailey (famous dancer and choreographer who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater)

“The creative process is not controlled by a switch that you can simply turn on or off, it is with you all the time”

Stacey Tookey (dancer and choreographer from Canada)

“Don’t let fear hold you back. Being afraid is a part of life. If you believe in your talent, you will discover that you are the only person who is with you.”

Twyla Tharp (American dancer, choreographer and writer)

“Art is the only way to escape without leaving home”

Mikhail Baryshnikov (Russian-American dancer, choreographer and actor)

“I really reject that comparison that says, ‘Oh, this one is better. This one is the next best. There’s nothing like that.’”

Martha Nichols (famous actress and dancer who participated in films such as La La Land, etc.)

“Patience is not synonymous with waiting. It requires work, faith, and endurance. Work for something you want. If you don’t have it yet, you need to do more work.”

Judith Jamieson (American dancer and choreographer)

“If you look at a dancer in silence, his/her body will be the music. If you turn on the music, that body will become an extension of what you hear”

Article source: balleton.gr , dancespirit.com