Dance Quotes

 

“ The joyous beat of the feet of children, the cosmic play of philosopher’s thoughts rise and fall according to the same laws of rhythm. If we are indifferent to the art of dancing, we have failed to understand, not merely the supreme manifestation of physical life, but also the supreme symbol of spiritual life “

Havelock Ellis  1923

 

"Where ever a dancer stands is holy ground." -Martha Graham

 

 

 

Dance and philosophy

 

Dance does not have a Philosophy

 It is  Philosophy

Every day in which there is no dance is a wasted day.  Nietzche quote here

 

The fragmentary fragrance of dance

 

Dance is a temporary and transient fragrance

 

Dance to Live

Dance to Grieve

Dance to Believe

 

 

“ Dance depends much on the refinement and cultural attainment of the community “ 

 

Quotes from Shakespare and others on dance.

Lousi XIV The sun King , so called as he danced the role of the sun in 1653

 

This motion in devotion

 

David Livingstone said

“ A savage does not preach his religion, he dances it”

Dance imparts strength and adds organised harmony.

Dancing is the only divinity known to man

 

"You don't stop dancing from growing old, you grow old from stopping to dance."

-- Unknown

 

Dance helped to work in harmony so it helped when they constructed building and other projects.

Harambee lets pull together

And it is Har ambe Ancient Chinese Maxim

“ One may judge of a King by the state of dancing during his reign”

 

Plato

“ A good education consists in knowing how to sing and dance well ‘

 

“ For dancing is the loftiest, the most moving, the most beautiful of the arts”  Rachel Varhagen

 

“ My style is a dance. Every day I count wasted in which there has been no dancing”

Surprisingly from Nietzche

 

‘ Weaving the maze of dance’

“ A fire above all dogmas’

 

“ The mythic consciousness”