The practice mirror is to be used for the correction of faults, not for a love affair, and the figure you watch should not become your dearest friend.

Quote by Agnes De Mille

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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.

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...

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...

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...

Modern dancers give a sinister portent about our times.

Modern dancers give a sinister portent about our times.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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.

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.

Dancing in all its forms cannot be excluded from the curriculum of all noble education;...

Dancing in all its forms cannot be excluded from the curriculum of all noble education;...

I would believe only in a God that knows how to dance.

I would believe only in a God that knows how to dance.

There are short-cuts to happiness, and dancing is one of them.

There are short-cuts to happiness, and dancing is one of them.

Please send me your last pair of shoes, worn out with dancing as you mentioned...

Please send me your last pair of shoes, worn out with dancing as you mentioned...

There is a bit of insanity in dancing that does everybody a great deal of...

There is a bit of insanity in dancing that does everybody a great deal of...

You can dance anywhere, even if only in your heart.

You can dance anywhere, even if only in your heart.

Live life fully while you're here. Experience everything. Take care of yourself and your friends....

Live life fully while you're here. Experience everything. Take care of yourself and your friends....