The universe lies before you on the floor, in the air, in the mysterious bodies of your dancers, in your mind. From this voyage no one returns poor or weary.

Quote by Agnes De Mille

To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful. This is...

To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful. This is...

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

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

The universe lies before you on the floor, in the air, in the mysterious bodies...

The universe lies before you on the floor, in the air, in the mysterious bodies...

Ballet technique is arbitrary and very difficult. It never becomes easy...it becomes possible.

Ballet technique is arbitrary and very difficult. It never becomes easy...it becomes possible.

Living is a form of not being sure, not knowing what next or how. The...

Living is a form of not being sure, not knowing what next or how. The...

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

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

The practice mirror is to be used for the correction of faults, not for a...

The practice mirror is to be used for the correction of faults, not for a...

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

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

Theater people are always pining and agonizing because they're afraid that they'll be forgotten. And...

Theater people are always pining and agonizing because they're afraid that they'll be forgotten. And...

No trumpets sound when the important decisions of our life are made. Destiny is made...

No trumpets sound when the important decisions of our life are made. Destiny is made...

The artist never entirely knows. We guess. We may be wrong, but we take leap...

The artist never entirely knows. We guess. We may be wrong, but we take leap...

Modern dancers give a sinister portent about our times.

Modern dancers give a sinister portent about our times.

To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful.

To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful.

Modern dancers give a sinister portent about our times.

Modern dancers give a sinister portent about our times.

When you're dancing, you're dancing for people to see.

When you're dancing, you're dancing for people to see.

Get up and dance, get up and smile, get up and drink to the days...

Get up and dance, get up and smile, get up and drink to the days...

And I just thought, this is what I want to be. And I knew that...

And I just thought, this is what I want to be. And I knew that...

One of the few things in dance to match the Royal Ballet's curtain calls is...

One of the few things in dance to match the Royal Ballet's curtain calls is...

Those who danced were thought to be quite insane by those who could not hear...

Those who danced were thought to be quite insane by those who could not hear...

When I was a little kid, I took tap and ballet. I've always loved to...

When I was a little kid, I took tap and ballet. I've always loved to...