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I've always been drawn to people who dance to the beat of a different drum; it didn't matter if they were in film or music or fashion.

Quotes by RuPaul

I really have to dance more often, and so I travel around. If I don't, I will crumble.

Quotes by Rudolf Nureyev

You live as long as you dance.

Quotes by Rudolf Nureyev

We had something to say. Whenever we played, people didn't dance, they listened.

Quotes by Ruben Blades

The best music to dance to is my music! Haha! I say anything that speaks to you. I personally enjoy dancing to hip-hop, R&B music, EDM/trap music.

Quotes by Rotimi

I was just that kid in the family that you put on the table and watch it dance around, and you're like, 'Oh, look at that hyper kid!'

Quotes by Rosa Salazar

I'd been collecting eccentric moves since I was a kid and didn't even know that the dance step I improvised in 'Be Back Soon' was called a 'pas de basque.'

Quotes by Ron Moody

The worst job I ever had was working as a Lady Liberty sign-twirler for a tax services place, where I'd just dance and have fun. The way I talk about it makes it sounds like a fun job - but...

Quotes by Ron Funches

For years, I survived as an artist on grants and touring as a dancer with dance companies, and I was living underground like so many artists, hand-to-mouth and so forth. And I never had the power to make decisions.

Quotes by Ron Ben-Israel

I didn't even dance at my high school prom, and I have turned down so many movie roles because I didn't know how to dance.

Quotes by Romeo Miller

You can see it on the Internet: There's an argument going on continually about, 'What is folk music?' And I don't really want to get involved in that. It's an endless argument, a 'How many angels can dance on the...

Quotes by Roger McGuinn

I made a big mistake with him the first day I shot. We're shooting the scene where I come back from the party, the dance, in the sleigh with Julie Christie and we turn the corner and go past the...

Quotes by Rod Steiger

Actors on stage, you can go from playing a myriad of roles, from Shakespeare to a Eugene O'Neil drama, and it's the norm. I came up in a world where you're supposed to be able to do three things very...

Quotes by Rocky Carroll

I play football like I dance.

Quotes by Robinho

To me, dance music is a lot of space - to listen to other things than melodies. I think club music and dance music really require a different way of listening.

Quotes by Robyn

When I say dance music, it's anything that makes me want to dance. It could be Timbaland and Missy Elliott, but it could also be disco music and samba music: It's not relying on melody in the same way; it's...

Quotes by Robyn

I don't do well with snakes and I can't dance.

Quotes by Robin Williams

I always loved to dance and move. I probably should have been a mime or something like that.

Quotes by Robin Wright

I wanted to be Gene Kelly. Well really, I just wanted to dance with Cyd Charisse.

Quotes by Robin Cousins

Ice dance should not be seen as a rigid conformist form of figure skating. There is a great deal of freedom and originality to be had.

Quotes by Robin Cousins

Frequently Asked Questions

How intensely do these speakers feel about dance?
Very. One puts it in the strongest possible terms: "if I don't dance, I'd rather die." It's a striking way of showing just how central dance is to their identity.
Is there a quote about living fully in the moment through dance?
Yes, a beautiful one: "think about exactly what you're doing right now and live it and dance it and breath it and be it." It ties dance to a bigger philosophy of presence, not just movement.
What role did dance play growing up, according to these quotes?
For one speaker, it was formative and protective — they "started in dance classes when I was, like, seven years old," and explain the arts more broadly helped keep their "mind focused" growing up in "South Central Los Angeles." For more on the people who make dance their craft, see our Dancer quotes.
Can dance be used to explore ideas beyond just movement?
Yes — one speaker describes a piece meant to translate abstract ideas, referencing Einstein, into movement, explaining they were "trying to convert his ideas into movement." It shows dance can be a way of communicating concepts, not just emotion.
Where can I find more dance-related content?
Our Dance Floor and Dance Music pages capture more of the energy around dancing, and our Dances collection rounds out the theme nicely.

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