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My mom put me in dance classes when I was 5 years old.

Quotes by Danny Pudi

I'd love to do a modern-day musical that's full of original music. To get your contemporaries to sing and dance without looking foolish and for it to be transformational and magical and all those things a musical is supposed to...

Quotes by Danny Boyle

So, it becomes an exercise in futility if you write something that does not express the film as the director wishes. It's still their ball game. It's their show. I think any successful composer learns how to dance around the...

Quotes by Danny Elfman

I majored in dance in college.

Quotes by Daniela Ruah

There's a very fine line between martial arts and dance. Kicking with your foot stretched out, or kicking with your foot flat in someone's face, in terms of flexibility, it's all kind of the same thing.

Quotes by Daniela Ruah

As a kid, I loved leading 'dance camp' in my garage for the neighborhood kids. I would choreograph really intricate routines for us to perform. It was so much fun!

Quotes by Daniella Monet

Usually in church, when the congregation is overcome by the Holy Spirit for a moment, the people will interrupt the sermon to yell their praises, and dance for joy.

Quotes by Daniel Caesar

I can't dance.

Quotes by Dana Torres

Are the Democrats going to dance the mandate Macarena?

Quotes by Dan Rather

Dance should mean something to you.

Quotes by Damian Woetzel

I traveled so much to dance that I feel a part of many places, but New York is where I spent most of my life and where my career has been - it's the place where I exist.

Quotes by Damian Woetzel

Dancing was one of the hobbies my brother and I had when we were kids, and dance ended up being the one that stuck. I dropped everything else until that was what was left in the end.

Quotes by Damian Woetzel

The challenge is maintaining your interest over a long career, as opposed to pushing hard with no longevity. I'm surprised that I've been able to dance as long as I have.

Quotes by Damian Woetzel

I learned jazz; that comes from blues. I learned rock; that comes from blues. I learned pop; that comes from blues. Even dance, that comes from blues, with the answer-and-response.

Quotes by Cyndi Lauper

I went to prom with my boyfriend, but after the dance he left me at a party all by myself. It was awful!

Quotes by Crystal Reed

I did a postgrad at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance.

Quotes by Cressida Bonas

Martin Joyce is a beautiful dancer and an amazing choreographer. He choreographed the Mulberry dance film I was in, 'From London with Love.' A truly talented man.

Quotes by Cressida Bonas

When I first moved to L.A. as a dancer, all I wanted to do was dance. I never even considered trying to act or direct.

Quotes by Cris Judd

I hated sport, but at 13, I went to an aerobics class and the teacher thought I had natural rhythm. She suggested formal dance classes, and that's when I finally found something I was really good at.

Quotes by Craig Revel Horwood

Lots of celebrities have had some sort of dance training, especially actors or singers - they have to have some movement skill and be trained physically.

Quotes by Craig Revel Horwood

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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