Quotes About Dance

London is locked in a sort of dance of propriety, and it seems to me that it has led to desperation among certain elements of our society.

Among the Red Indians of America there had evidently been something entirely analogous to the Babylonian custom of wearing the horns; for, in the "buffalo dance" there, each of the dancers had his head arrayed with buffalo's horns; and it is worthy especial remark, that the "Satyric dance," or dance of the Satyrs in Greece, seems to have been the counterpart of this Red Indian solemnity;

The doll lay crumpled and motionless until he found his harmonica and blew a few soft notes. Gradually, life seemed to enter it. It stirred, rose slowly, and finally began to dance as he played.

Light quirks of music, broken and uneven, Make the soul dance upon a jig to Heav'n.

True Ease in Writing comes from Art, not Chance, As those move easiest who have learn'd to dance.

Oh! if to dance all night, and dress all day, Charm'd the small-pox, or chased old age away; Who would not scorn what housewife's cares produce, Or who would learn one earthly thing of use?

True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learn'd to dance.

?tiu despre Eminescu m?rturii directe care contrazic foarte multe imagini despre el. Venea elegant ?i purta foarte bine, cu dezinvoltur? ?i prestan??, fracul. Iat? o prim? negare a legendei conform c?reia era tot timpul neglijent ?i i se plimbau insecte pe guler. Pe urm?, dansa foarte bine vals ?i era pl?cut în conversa?ie.

In high school, I was in the band and I was a percussionist, but I always used to watch the girls dance. I used to want to be on the team so bad.

As a little girl, I didn't dream of being a ballet dancer; I dreamt of being a movie star like Ginger Rogers and dancing with Fred Astaire. I used to watch the Sunday double-bills on TV and Iong to be part of what seemed a perfect Disneyland world. Astaire was a genius.

I was just that kid in the family that you put on the table and watch it dance around, and you're like, 'Oh, look at that hyper kid!'

I played records, the kids danced, and America watched.

Rukmini Devi was an icon for all the Bharat Natyam students at Kalakshetra. I grew up watching her at dance school and I associate her style with grace and humility - it's never the clothes, it's the persona.

I've got so many dance heroes, and it's such a cliche, but how can I not say Michael Jackson? Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Paula Abdul - they are the people I remember when I was a little girl, watching their videos and trying to learn all the choreography.

I was always too afraid to slow dance. But I do remember watching people slow dance. I was the guy on the sidelines. At the school dance, I was usually in the band, playing.

I think that kids need to grow up watching what I grew up watching - great entertainment; you know, Judy Garland and all these musicals that bring song and dance and acting all together in a polished way.

Today, in every wave of every ocean, I see our children playing and dancing. Today, in every plant, tree, and mountain, I see our children growing in freedom.

I think my signature dance move might be some sort of '80s new wave pogo, which I only break out on very special occasions. It will only last for about three seconds. Then I go back to a very subtle, less-is-more approach.

Wayne McGregor's 'Dyad 1929' is a good example of this capable British choreographer's work.

Dancing is one of the best ways of expressing yourself, and I definitely use it to release emotion.

When I meet a girl, I just sort of do really over-exaggerated terrible dance moves... a lot of hip movements. I get them laughing, and get them to feel pity for me, and then they like me!

In my childhood there was every year at my old home, Roxborough, or, as it is called in Irish, Cregroostha, a great sheep-shearing that lasted many days. On the last evening there was always a dance for the shearers and their helpers, and two pipers used to sit on chairs placed on a corn-bin to make music for the dance.

Everybody likes to see a good soft-shoe dance and a song to go with It, but how often do you see It? It's a lost art, just plain hoofing, and I've never heard of anybody who didnt enjoy doing it or watching it.

Everyone my age probably grew up listening to the 'perreos' of Plan B.