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I like to dance, but it's not my weekend activity. I'm not a clubber.

Quotes by Ewan McGregor

Music begins to atrophy when it departs too far from the dance... poetry begins to atrophy when it gets too far from music.

Quotes by Ezra Pound

Well, number one I like dancing. Number two I knew it would be challenging because I had never done this type of dance before. I always wanted to and I happened to have the courage to go out there and...

Quotes by Evander Holyfield

You couldn't keep me out of the school plays, the song and dance skits.

Quotes by Eve Arden

They said that Etta James is still vulgar. I said, Oh, how dare them say I'm still vulgar. I'm vulgar because I dance in the chair. What would they want me to do? Want me to just be still or...

Quotes by Etta James

See, I don't like places where people can't dance - don't like clubs or theatres where a bunch of bourgeois people sit around tip, tip, tipping their fingers.

Quotes by Etta James

In my senior year of high school, I was doing a dance with a bunch of friends for the talent show, and my pants split entirely in half. It was incredible.

Quotes by Ethan Slater

I like to read, and I like dance. I don't dance, but I like to see other people dance.

Quotes by Esperanza Spalding

I attended Professional Children's School in Manhattan because my ballet and modern dance schedules were intensive and had started to interfere with regular school hours.

Quotes by Essence Atkins

People like the shows I do. I want to be real, to have fun, even when I dance on stage... it's a buzz.

Quotes by Estelle

Tim Tebow cannot dance, I know that. Tebow can do a lot of things, but he can not dance.

Quotes by Erin Andrews

Ambivalence is a wonderful tune to dance to. It has a rhythm all its own.

Quotes by Erica Jong

Dance every performance as if it were your last.

Quotes by Erik Bruhn

Actors are almost conditioned to get their director's approval. 'I just did my song and dance, boss. What did you think?' Actors are infantilized so much.

Quotes by Eric Johnson

I tried to dance in my earlier films, but it was more like struggling to stay afloat once you are thrown into the water.

Quotes by Emraan Hashmi

I am athletic and I exercise a lot, so I might look like I dance, but I don't.

Quotes by Emma Weymouth

I hope I dance with more life than a cleaning implement.

Quotes by Emma Weymouth

All I can say is thank God my stepdaughter's favourite band in the whole wide world is The Beatles. We do have dance parties to 'Wannabe' though.

Quotes by Emma Ishta

As possibly one of the biggest 'Strictly' fans on the planet, I still can't believe this is happening. I'm very much a dance around your handbag kinda girl, but now I've been given this wonderful opportunity to learn all the...

Quotes by Emma Barton

If I can't dance, I don't want to be part of your revolution.

Quotes by Emma Goldman

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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