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Choreograph Quotes

Behind the scenes of building a routine.

Each quote here comes from someone describing the work of choreographing, whether a high school cheerleading routine or a full music video where they also wrote lyrics and directed. The common thread is Dance as both craft and personal history.

When the opportunity to choreograph came up, it was nothing more in my head but an opportunity. Then it suddenly became a career very quickly.

Quotes by Adam Shankman

I like to choreograph and create and design the costumes and do it all and then step back and watch it and then move on to the next project.

Quotes by Abby Lee Miller

I got to choreograph a halftime dance with the cheerleading squad, which was all-female, at my high school. And I was the only boy, at the time. We did this whole routine to 'Maria Maria' by Santana, and 'Thong Song'...

Quotes by Trace Lysette

I come up with the ideas for my videos, and I write the lyrics and choreograph them, and I direct them and tell everyone what to do and how I want them to sing the parts and do the tongue...

Quotes by Todrick Hall

Action Quotes

I learned how to tell stories with Jay-Z on 'City Is Mine.' I learned how to film and choreograph dancing on 'Can I Get A...,' and I got to kind of be a documentary filmmaker with 'Hard Knock Life.'

Quotes by Steve Carr

Catalysts are the conductors who choreograph the chemical dance that results in the formation of new structures.

Quotes by Robert H. Grubbs

My first professional relationship, I danced with the Parsons Dance Company, and David Parsons, my former boss, allowed me to choreograph on the company.

Quotes by Robert Battle

What really shifted my understanding of my potential placement in the world of art is when I had a chance to choreograph a show for... It was just this incredible production with all these masters.

Quotes by Morley

Ballet found me, I guess you could say. I was discovered by a teacher in middle school. I always danced my whole life. I never had any training, never was exposed to seeing dance, but I always had something inside...

Quotes by Misty Copeland

Amazing Quotes

You can't choreograph death, but you can choreograph your funeral.

Quotes by Marina Abramovic

He allowed us to choreograph the sex scenes.

Quotes by Linda Fiorentino

When I began to choreograph and find my way pulling other artists' dreams out and changing music in a visual way, there was still a part of me that had something more to say. There was still a desire to...

Quotes by Laurieann Gibson

For me personally, and I’m sure not everyone is like this. But for me I find it difficult to choreograph in the daytime.

Quotes by Kevin Clifton

There have been times when I booked out a dance studio and I’ve tried to choreograph in there and suddenly I feel like I have no creativity.

Quotes by Kevin Clifton

Dance Quotes

As a kid, I always wanted to be like Spielberg and to make wonderful movies. Even when I was making 'Indiana Jones,' I was looking at how he would come up with these amazing shots and how he would choreograph...

Quotes by Jonathan Ke Quan

The public brings our buildings to life, and we try to choreograph a lot of things, but our most successful work functions in unanticipated ways. Like the Blur Building. When little kids got in there, they cried or laughed or...

Quotes by Elizabeth Diller

There's a lot of thinking when you choreograph something. You're not just choreographing some bodies, arms, legs flying around to look cool. It's a lot more complicated and sophisticated. You also have to deal with the connection of the whole...

Quotes by Donnie Yen

An action choreographer is kind of like a dance choreographer. You choreograph the moves and you let the director, cinematographer take into positioning their cameras.

Quotes by Donnie Yen

As a kid, I loved leading 'dance camp' in my garage for the neighborhood kids. I would choreograph really intricate routines for us to perform. It was so much fun!

Quotes by Daniella Monet

Life Quotes

What was Bruce Lee like? How did you meet? What was it like to choreograph the fight scene in Rome with him? Did you spend much time together off-screen? Those are a small sampling of the inquiries I'm asked often,...

Quotes by Chuck Norris

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this Choreograph quotes page cover?
It gathers quotes from people describing the work of choreographing, from a high school routine to full music video direction and formative early productions.
Why do people search for choreograph quotes?
People search for choreograph quotes when they want firsthand perspective from dancers and performers on what it actually takes to build a routine.
Is there a quote about choreographing a high school routine?
Yes, one quote describes choreographing a halftime dance with an all-female cheerleading squad, noting the speaker was the only boy involved at the time.
Does a quote here describe choreographing a music video?
One quote describes writing lyrics, choreographing, directing, and even guiding how singers should perform certain parts, covering the full scope of producing a video.
Is there a quote about how someone found their way into dance?
Yes, one dancer describes being discovered by a teacher in middle school despite never having formal training or prior exposure to dance.

One dancer traces her path back to being discovered by a middle school teacher despite no formal training beforehand. For more on formative creative turning points, see the Life quotes page.