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ance Thought of the Week – March 20

Jen — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 01:56:52 +0000

Being a dancer is about the joy of going on stage and turning yourself into people you can’t be in reality”

- David McAllister

Dance Thought of the Week – March 13

Jen — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:58:27 +0000

The dance belongs to the kingdom of the imagination & finds its images in it.

- August Bournonville (1805-1879)

Dance Thought of the Week – March 6

Jen — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:49:01 +0000

“Dancers are instruments, like a piano the choreographer plays.”

- George Balanchine (1904-1983)

Dance Thought of the Week – Feb 28th

admin — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 01:10:39 +0000

Both dance and music have rhythm as the basics of their movement

- Margaret N. H’Doubler 1889 – 1984

Margaret H’Doubler, a pioneer of dance in higher education, taught for more than 50 years at the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus. In 1926, H’Doubler founded the first undergraduate and graduate degree program in dance education. She published several articles and books, including Dance: A Creative Art Experience, which became the main text used by dance programs throughout the country.

Dance Thought of the Week – Feb 21st

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 03:39:48 +0000

No-one must see technique: it must be the servant, not the master

- Anna Pavlova 1881 – 1931

Dance Thought of the Week – Feb 14th

admin — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:27:31 +0000

Dance is fun

it lifts the spirit

strengthens the body and

stimulates the mind

Wayne Sleep (1948- present)

Dance Thought of the Week – Feb 7th

Jen — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:17:22 +0000

“The body instrument requires intelligent, sensitive cultivation & tuning for dance”

- Anonymous

Dance Thought of the Week – Jan 31st

Jen — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:31:57 +0000

“To sing well & to dance well is to be well-educated”

- Plato 428 – 348BC

Dance Thought of the Week – Jan 30th

Jen — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:56:59 +0000

There are shortcuts to happiness. Dancing is one of them.

- Vicki Baum, Writer of “Ballerina”

Dance Thought of the Week – Jan 23rd

Jen — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:51:11 +0000

“If you dance with your heart your body will follow.” ― Mia Michaels

This next part is part of a speech Mia gave her students during the dance convention (called WGI World Championships) in 2009. It is a winderfully inspirational speech. Here is only a small part. Here the rest here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKTmyFzr3lA
“You are the only one of you. From the beginning of time till the end of this world to the end of eternity. There’s only one of you ever created. Ev-er. You are the only you. That’s pretty powerful.“So why on earth would you want to look like anybody else, dress like anyone else, dance like anyone else, be someone else, when you are a legend in your own right?”………………..