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Agnes de Mille Quotes: The truest expression of a people is in its dances and its music. Bodies never lie.
         

The truest expression of a people is in its dances and its music. Bodies never lie.


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The truest expression of a people is in its dances and its music. Bodies never lie.
         



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To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful. This is power, it is glory on earth and it is yours for the taking.



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Then I did the simplest thing in the world. I leaned down... and kissed him. And the world cracked open.



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A good education is usually harmful to a dancer. A good calf is better than a good head.



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Who am I?, the artist asks. And he devotes his whole life to finding out.



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Many other women have kicked higher, balanced longer, or turned faster. These are poor substitutes for passion.



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The choreographic process is exhausting. It happens on one's feet after hours of work, and the energy required is roughly the equivalent of writing a novel and winning a tennis match simultaneously.



Dancers aren't made of their technique, but their passion.

Dancers aren't made of their technique, but their passion.



Find the passion. It takes great passion and great energy to do anything creative. I would go so far as to say you can't do it without that passion.

Find the passion. It takes great passion and great energy to do anything creative. I would go so far as to say you can't do it without that passion.



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The creative urge is the demon that will not accept anything second rate.





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