November 2011
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“Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because...”
– Martha Graham
Nov 30th
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Nov 30th
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“One is born to be a great dancer.”
– George Balanchine
Nov 29th
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Nov 28th
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“My motto - sans limites.”
– Isadora Duncan, “the Mother of Modern Dance” (Translated into English means without limits)
Nov 28th
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“I used to want the words “She tried” on my tombstone. Now I want...”
– Katherine Dunham
Nov 27th
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Nov 27th
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Nov 26th
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Mikhail Fokine's Five Principles of Ballet
1. Not to form combinations of ready made and established dance-steps, but to create in each case a new form corresponding to the subject, the most expressive form possible for the representation of the period and the character of the nation represented-that is the first rule of the new ballet. 2. The second rule is that dancing and mimetic gesture have no meaning in a ballet unless they serve as...
Nov 26th
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“A lot of people insisted on a wall between modern dance and ballet. I’m...”
– Twyla Tharp
Nov 26th
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