Dancing - Dance Quotes

In my ballets, woman is first. Men are consorts. God made men to sing the praises of women. They are not equal to men: They are better.

What is a fine person or a beauteous face, Unless deportment give them decent grace; Blessed with all other requisites to please, To want the striking elegance of ease; Awkward, embarrassed, stiff, without the skill Of moving gracefully, or standing still.

First comes the sweat. Then comes the beauty if you’re very lucky and have said your prayers.

No Sane man will dance.

Dance is music made visible.

They play one tune and dance to another.

You haven’t got anything to dance about until you’re over thirty-five anyway.

How inimitably graceful children are before they learn to dance.

There are short-cuts to happiness, and dancing is one of them.

About, about, in reel and rout, The death-fires danced at night;