Choreography Quotes

• Good choreography fuses eye, ear and mind.

  Arlene Croce

  Dance, Eye, Mind

  Arlene Croce (1977). “Afterimages”

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• Choreography is simpler than you think. Just go and do, and don't think so much about it. Just make something interesting.

  George Balanchine

  Motivational, Dance, Thinking

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  When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It's to enjoy each step along the way.

  Wayne Dyer

  Inspirational, Happiness, Inspiring

  FaceBook post by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer from Oct 05, 2011

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

  Martha Graham

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  "The Runner's Book of Daily Inspiration: A Year of Motivation, Revelation, and Instruction". Book by Kevin Nelson, p. 11, 1999.

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• Dancers are instruments, like a piano the choreographer plays.

  George Balanchine

  Dance, Ballet Class, Play

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• Conductors must give unmistakable and suggestive signals to the orchestra, not choreography to the audience.

  George Szell

  Music, Giving, Jazz And Life

  Newsweek 28 Jan. 1963

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• Then came the choreography... the impact of music and choreography tends to really emphasize an overall feeling of what you really want out of the program.

  Peggy Fleming

  Sports, Impact, Feelings

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• I often say that in making dances I can make a world where I think things are done morally, done democratically, done honestly.

  Twyla Tharp

  Dance, Thinking, Dancing

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• The dancer's body is simply the luminous manifestation of the soul.

  Isadora Duncan

  Music, Dance, Soul

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• When I first began choreographing, I never thought of it as choreography but as expressing feelings. Though every piece is different, they are all trying to get at certain things that are difficult to put into words. In the work, everything belongs to everything else - the music, the set, the movement and whatever is said.

  Pina Bausch

  Feelings, Trying, Different

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Stay hungry to become the best that you can be. Never be satisfied with the level of artistry you've attained. You can always be better.

  Mia Michaels

  Motivational, Levels, Becoming

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

  Agnes de Mille

  Dance, Passion, Ballet

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• Choreography is mentally draining, but there's a pleasure in getting into the studio with the dancers and the music.

  Alvin Ailey

  Dance, Pleasure, Studios

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The Dance: A minimum of explanation, a minimum of anecdotes - and a maximum of sensations.

  Maurice Bejart

  Dance, Dancing, Ballet

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• Dancers are the messengers of the gods.

  Martha Graham

  Dance, Dancing, Messengers

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• I had certain physical limitations that made me change the choreography for myself or made me more interested in choreography only rather than dancing. I have never been a person who wanted to just dance. I have always been interested in developing for other people.

  Katherine Dunham

  Dance, People, Dancing

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• I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself.

  Mikhail Baryshnikov

  Inspiring, Dance, Sports

  "Dance Like There’s Nobody Watching" by Siobhan Kukolic, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 19, 2016.

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  Those who dance are considered insane by those who cannot hear the music.

  George Carlin

  Inspirational, Life, Music

  George Carlin (2002). “Napalm & Silly Putty”, Hyperion

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• Do it big, do it right, and do it with style.

  Fred Astaire

  Dance, Dancing, Style

  "Joy Ride" by John Lahr, www.newyorker.com. March 31, 2014.

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• Choreography and creativity - it's my matrix; let's see where we can move.

  Wayne McGregor

  Moving, Creativity

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• No artist is ahead of his time. He is his time; it is just that others are behind the times.

  Martha Graham

  Motivational, Dance, Wisdom

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• In Hong Kong, particularly, we craft this art for decades. The action choreographer actually is the action director. He takes over and he choreographs with - by himself or with his team, and place the camera where he feels cinematic effect to bring out that choreography.

  Donnie Yen

  Art, Team, Directors

  "TalkAsia" with Kristie Lu Stout, www.cnn.com. October 19, 2011.

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• Basically it starts with four months of training, just basic stretching, kicking and punching. Then you come to the choreography and getting ready to put the dance together.

  Keanu Reeves

  Inspirational, Dance, Training

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• I always thought martial arts was the most modern choreography we could have right now, and I always wanted to put it to music.

  Lou Reed

  Art, Modern, Wanted

  "Interviewing Lou Reed: Not a perfect day" by Simon Hattenstone, www.theguardian.com. May 19, 2003.

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• Idol has pretty much taken me out of my recording and out of my choreography. I have managed to slip in some choreography jobs. And I've been writing songs for other artists.

  Paula Abdul

  Song, Jobs, Taken

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