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I got married and decided I wanted to do a dance record, and I didn't ever expect for it to be what it was or for the 'No Doubt' thing to be such a long break, but it was one...

Quotes by Gwen Stefani

We go through our lives in a continual dance of being filled with something that needs an answer, and then going out and finding that answer... only to find out that our answer wasn't quite the answer.

Quotes by Guy Finley

When I perform, I wear white Capezio dance shoes. It's more of a superstition, but I only wear them when I perform and when I dance.

Quotes by Gus Dapperton

I don't think you necessarily have to be crazy-fit for freeskiing. So much of the sport has to do with agility and nimbleness and flexibility and other things. It's a lot of muscle memory - it's more like dance, in...

Quotes by Gus Kenworthy

Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears to dance to, while we long to make music that will melt the stars.

Quotes by Gustave Flaubert

Language is a cracked kettle on which we beat out tunes for bears to dance to, while all the time we long to move the stars to pity.

Quotes by Gustave Flaubert

I loved dance.

Quotes by Greta Gerwig

For Mike Mills, I learned that having dance parties and crying with your cast does not make you a weak director, it makes you a strong director.

Quotes by Greta Gerwig

I was part of a hip-hop group called Fly Style. I was one of two white girls, and I was part of the younger company, which was called Touch of Style. And it was amazing. It gave me a different...

Quotes by Greta Gerwig

I don't remember not dancing. When I realized I was alive and these were my parents, and I could walk and talk, I could dance.

Quotes by Gregory Hines

I think my signature dance move might be some sort of '80s new wave pogo, which I only break out on very special occasions. It will only last for about three seconds. Then I go back to a very subtle,...

Quotes by Greg Kurstin

And dance is wonderful because dance is so immediate.

Quotes by Graeme Murphy

Dance is so joyous.

Quotes by Graeme Murphy

And currently, there are four to five new works in the pipeline for upcoming celebrations such as the Sydney 2000 Olympics, Australian Federation, my 50th Birthday, and Sydney Dance Company's 25th Anniversary.

Quotes by Graeme Murphy

There's a line of dancers waiting to get into Sydney Dance Company.

Quotes by Graeme Murphy

I wanted to give people - which is fairly bizarre considering my whole life is contemporary dance really - I wanted to give people a really fulfilling sense that they had seen a white classical ballet - in a very...

Quotes by Graeme Murphy

The misconception about the record company is that they were the ones who got me wearing short skirts, or got me to do my hair blond, or got me to dance around onstage and start doing different things with my...

Quotes by Grace Potter

We have always played classical music and always loved dance and pop music.

Quotes by Grace Chatto

We were introduced to a lot of dance music that we were blown over by. Kidnap Kid we love, WOZ, and Rudimental.

Quotes by Grace Chatto

There a lot of other things I love to do. I consider myself as an artist, so I dance, I paint, I sing, so as long as I'm creating, I'm happy.

Quotes by Grace Gealey

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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