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Quotes About Dance

Il faut se rendre à l'évidence; Car, dans ce bas monde, la danse Précède souvent la chanson.
~ Andre Gide
Did you love it, the rain dance every day? Only when it rained.
~ Andrew Sean Greer
The one red leaf, the last of its clan, That dances as often as dance it can, Hanging so light, and hanging so high, On the topmost twig that looks up at the sky.
~ Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Disco...is great for healing.
~ Sarah Dessen
This is how I disappear in pieces. This is how I leave while not moving from my seat. This is how I dance away. This is how I'm gone before you wake.
~ Sarah Kay
As a bio major, I figured free will meant chemicals in your brain telling you what to do, the molecules bouncing around in a way that felt like choosing but was actually the dance of little gears--neurons and hormones bubbling up into decisions like clockwork. You don't use your body; it uses you.
~ Scott Westerfeld
She was a soldier, not some girl twisting her skirts at a village dance.
~ Scott Westerfeld
Pan marks Flying Down to Rio as the first time full dance numbers were seen on the screen, that is, a complete dance sequence that demanded the viewers' attention from beginning to end. Prior to that, dance had most often been relegated to background scenery or brief interludes or served as backup for vocal numbers.
~ John C. Tibbetts
But most importantly, by the late '40s, technically trained dancers were plentiful—a far cry from the self-taught hoofers of the '20s and '30s. This was fortunate not only for Pan, whose work demanded highly skilled and versatile dancers,
~ John C. Tibbetts
One such club activity was a dance that was held after the regular service in an adjacent hall. Qutb describes the seductive atmosphere of the occasion: "The dance hall was illuminated with red, blue and a few white lights. It convulsed to the tunes of the gramophone and was full of bounding feet and seductive legs. Arms circled waists, lips met lips, chests met chests, and the atmosphere was full of passion.
~ John Calvert
Life is like an eternal dance. The movements of the dance are choreographed through your awareness.
~ Deepak Chopra
Dance is a life, everyday. don't miss it. You're in bodies, you can move... Where is your joy?
~ Mary Anthony
Anyone who doesn't sing and dance at every opportunity is missing out on the joy of life.
~ Dick Van Dyke
You spend your life dreaming, running 'round in a trance, You hang out forever and still miss the dance, And if you get lucky, you might find someone, To help you get over the pain that will come.
~ Tom Petty
If I'm dancing, or teaching, or having a family I would want to live life to the fullest as possible.
~ Lacey Schwimmer
I learned how to dance. I got a free spray tan. My life is good!
~ Carson Kressley
The Earth never ceases to spin. All life is dancing : The trees, the wind, the sea. Keep dancing for the rest of your life.
~ Daisaku Ikeda
Dancing is a very crude attempt to get into the rhythm of life.
~ George Bernard Shaw
I've been dancing all my life, but I never did it seriously.
~ Bella Thorne
Im not the type of artist thats like, Lets go out and party and dance your life away! I think those artists are so cool, but I wanted meaning in my songs and they have messages.
~ Claudia Lee
Wind of Inspiration, Creative Spirit of God, teach me not to forget that you come always as gift. Remind me always to be ready to receive and romance and dance with joy wherever and whenever you visit, or risk that you may move on without me. May I ever be sensitive to your gentle breezes and willing to soar with your wild winds.
~ Edward Hays
And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand, They danced by the light of the moon.
~ Edward Lear
And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand, They danced by the light of the moon, The moon, The moon, They danced by the light of the moon.
~ Edward Lear
awakening' drinkers to their optimum creative moments…to be intoxicated is to be inspired."10 It is not uncommon for ancient Chinese poets to have entire series of poems under the rubric, "Written While Drunk," including this one from the Zhang Yue (667 to 730): Once drunk, my delight knows no limits— Even better than before I'm drunk. My movements, my expressions, all turn into dance, And every word out of my mouth turns into a poem!11
~ Edward Slingerland