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When I was a kid, we got in a cipher and battled each other lyrically. We told jokes and made the hottest dance moves.

Quotes by Usher

I grew up in a bubble. I just watched TV. I thought that's what you were supposed to do in life: sing and dance and act.

Quotes by Tyka Nelson

A lot of people insisted on a wall between modern dance and ballet. I'm beginning to think that walls are very unhealthy things.

Quotes by Twyla Tharp

Dance has never been a particularly easy life, and everybody knows that.

Quotes by Twyla Tharp

I would have to challenge the term, modern dance. I don't really use that term in relation to my work. I simply think of it as dancing. I think of it as moving.

Quotes by Twyla Tharp

I'm not one who divides music, dance or art into various categories. Either something works, or it doesn't.

Quotes by Twyla Tharp

I used to go play football matches in the morning, and I'd go straight from me football game to a dance competition.

Quotes by Tristan MacManus

If I write a song, I'm gonna end up singing it. If I sing it, I gotta dance to it.

Quotes by Trevor Jackson

If you want a dancer's body, dance. Dance aerobics is my favourite cardio. It's very frustrating if people think you have to become a dancer to do it - you don't.

Quotes by Tracy Anderson

I'm the guy that stands out in all the crowds, so I don't get out there and dance, but I can dance.

Quotes by Tracy McGrady

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

Sometimes, when I'm alone, I put on six inch heels and wear nothing else and dance around in front of the mirror and do my little stripper dance.

Quotes by Tori Spelling

With my family as my audience, I used to sing, dance, and reenact every scene from 'Grease,' 'Newsies' and 'Les Miserables' as many times as they would let me.

Quotes by Torrey DeVitto

I love to sweat, I love to dance on the treadmill, and I need that in my life.

Quotes by Toni Garrn

My years of ballet and jazz dance lessons didn't make me any more graceful - they just helped keep me from bumping into the furniture on stage.

Quotes by Toni Tennille

Dance Monkey' is about the bad side of busking.

Quotes by Tones and I

Dance Monkey' showed me that I'm good enough.

Quotes by Tones and I

The '60s was leather soles and a wooden floor. That's why the twist, the simplest dance, was such a sensation. Everyone could do it. They just swivel their feet and the upper body fell naturally in the opposite direction.

Quotes by Toni Basil

Dance has been my lover, my doctor. I know I have my health because of this.

Quotes by Toni Basil

Start dancing immediately. Run to the closest dance studio, and study the style of dance of the music you love. If you love hip-hop music, go to a hip-hop class. If you love salsa, take a salsa class. It will...

Quotes by Toni Basil

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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