The Gesture Is The Thing

You Give All Your Life To Doing This One Thing. It Sounds Grim, It Sounds Frightening - It Isn't - It Has A Great Gaiety At Times And A Great Wonder.

Dance Is A Song Of The Body. Either Of Joy Or Pain.

The Body Is A Sacred Garment. It's Your First And Last Garment; It Is What You Enter Life In And What You Depart Life With, And It Should Be Treated With Honor.

To Me, This Acquirement Of Nervous, Physical, And Emotional Concentration Is The One Element Possessed To The Highest Degree By The Truly Great Dancers Of The World. Its Acquirement Is The Result Of Discipline, Of Energy In The Deep Sense. That Is Why There Are So Few Great Dancers.

The Next Time You Look Into The Mirror, Just Look At The Way The Ears Rest Next To The Head; Look At The Way The Hairline Grows; Think Of All The Little Bones In Your Wrist. It Is A Miracle. And The Dance Is A Celebration Of That Miracle.