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I did not choose to be a dancer. I was chosen.


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Our arms start from the back because they were once wings.

Our arms start from the back because they were once wings.



Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion.

Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion.



The body says what words cannot.

The body says what words cannot.



Movement never lies. It is a barometer telling the state of the soul's weather to all who can read it.

Movement never lies. It is a barometer telling the state of the soul's weather to all who can read it.



I feel that the essence of dance is the expression of man--the landscape of his soul. I hope that every dance I do reveals something of myself or some wonderful thing a human can be.

I feel that the essence of dance is the expression of man--the landscape of his soul. I hope that every dance I do reveals something of myself or some wonderful thing a human can be.



The body is a sacred garment. It's your first and last garment; it is what you enter life in and what you depart life with, and it should be treated with honor.

The body is a sacred garment. It's your first and last garment; it is what you enter life in and what you depart life with, and it should be treated with honor.



Dance is the hidden langauge of the soul, of the body.

Dance is the hidden langauge of the soul, of the body.



Misery is a communicable disease.

Misery is a communicable disease.



Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance. Great dancers are great because of their passion.

Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance. Great dancers are great because of their passion.



No artist is pleased. There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a strange, divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others.

No artist is pleased. There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a strange, divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others.





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In the deep shivering winter, I can feel the joy of a dancing summer in my heart.

In the deep shivering winter, I can feel the joy of a dancing summer in my heart.



My sincere thanks to friends and family, especially my mother, father, brother, and Mandy, who continue to love and support me despite my obsessions.

My sincere thanks to friends and family, especially my mother, father, brother, and Mandy, who continue to love and support me despite my obsessions.




If your only arbiter of anything is money, really you should... go and rob banks.

If your only arbiter of anything is money, really you should... go and rob banks.



And we find at the end of a perfect day, The soul of a friend we've made.

And we find at the end of a perfect day, The soul of a friend we've made.



I like guys who wear nice clothes, nice jeans, nice trainers - I hate skinny jeans and those T-shirts that are really low-cut.

I like guys who wear nice clothes, nice jeans, nice trainers - I hate skinny jeans and those T-shirts that are really low-cut.



It needs more than a heart of oak to shed all fear except the fear of God.

It needs more than a heart of oak to shed all fear except the fear of God.



Dammit Sir, it's your duty to get married. You can't always be living for pleasure!

Dammit Sir, it's your duty to get married. You can't always be living for pleasure!



Forget mistakes. Forget failure. Forget everything except what you're going to do now and do it. Today is your lucky day

Forget mistakes. Forget failure. Forget everything except what you're going to do now and do it. Today is your lucky day



If you have too many quotes from other people in your head, you can't create. You have to keep your head empty. That's why I am constantly enjoying the sky, the park, the walk.

If you have too many quotes from other people in your head, you can't create. You have to keep your head empty. That's why I am constantly enjoying the sky, the park, the walk.




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