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Fight choreography has far more in common with dance choreography than it does with actual martial arts. You learn martial arts techniques, but those are just the movements for the choreography. You're working with a partner in choreography. You're working...

Quotes by David Leitch

I cannot sing, dance or act; what else would I be but a talk show host.

Quotes by David Letterman

If someone is worried about bulking up their quads, they're not going to do a traditional squat. They're going to do a wide-stance squat or a plie squat, which is second position dance, opening up your legs and bringing the...

Quotes by David Kirsch

Because I could dance, my folks went through hell so I could be in movies. But I didn't dance in pictures. I cried! At one point I had polio, which I believe was a result of the stress I felt...

Quotes by David Holt

So dance music is now pop music. So now, as a dance producer, what do I have to do? So I'm starting to do alien music, because pop is not pop anymore; we need to go alien to be independent.

Quotes by David Guetta

Every company has its own texture, vocabulary, and singular place in dance history, and I have always wanted to share my perspective of these world renowned institutions.

Quotes by David Hallberg

Mennonites are very conservative. They don't drink, dance, smoke, go to movies. I grew up in a very conservative faith-based community.

Quotes by David A. R. White

Here in New Orleans, what a lot of the musical families do - and this is a romantic concept on my part - is they teach their kids to tap dance first. Then after tap dance, you learn piano, and...

Quotes by Dave Pirner

I started playing with a group of young people when I was 13. I turned professional when I was 15 and I played dance halls, this on bass guitar.

Quotes by Dave Holland

I would love to do a Fred Astaire/Gene Kelly type movie musical - a fun, song and dance, romantic comedy. Or, even just play the lead in one of those broad comedies - that would just be fantastic.

Quotes by Dash Mihok

I was always an introvert as a kid. Then, when I first kind of came out as a human being, I used to be one of those guys who'd go nuts on the dance floor, and people would gather around.

Quotes by Daryl Hall

I've always wanted to introduce hip-hop filmmaking to film. There's hip-hop art, dance, music, but there really isn't hip-hop film. So I was trying to do that.

Quotes by Darren Aronofsky

How I long to fall just a little bit, to dance out of the lines and stray from the light.

Quotes by Dar Williams

Over at the Olivia Pope & Associates set, we're like middle school children. Every time there's a cut in the action, we joke and dance around; there's show tunes and fart noises.

Quotes by Darby Stanchfield

In the dance world, it has to be in your genetic make-up - your body has to suit the training.

Quotes by Darcey Bussell

When I was a teenager, I used to watch the 'Making Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'' video and try to follow the steps and do the 'Thriller' moves in my bedroom. That was the most incredible dance sequence.

Quotes by Darcey Bussell

I loved gymnastics, and my gymnastics teacher said ballet was essential to help my dance routines in competitions. I only really went because my friends were going as well. It wasn't this kind of hidden love. Then, slowly, my friends...

Quotes by Darcey Bussell

The Royal Academy of Dance is an institution that trains to a very high standard.

Quotes by Darcey Bussell

I don't see anything negative about dance. It is so good for you, mentally and physically, and so for me to promote it is the easiest thing to do.

Quotes by Darcey Bussell

When I coach dancers, I always like to get on the dance floor with them or describe something by showing them.

Quotes by Darcey Bussell

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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