Dance Poems

Enjoy these poems to remind you of the beauty of dance!

“We dance for laughter,  

we dance for tears, 

we dance for madness, 

we dance for fears, 

we dance for hopes, 

we dance for screams, 

we are the dancers, 

we create the dreams.” 

- Author Unknown   

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I hope you dance 

I hope you never lose your sense of wonder  

You get your fill to eat but always keep that hunger  

May you never take one single breath for granted  

God forbid love ever leave you empty handed  

I hope you still feel small when you stand by the ocean  

Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens  

Promise me you'll give faith a fighting chance  

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance  

I hope you dance  

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance  

Never settle for the path of least resistance  

Living might mean taking chances but they're worth taking  

Lovin' might be a mistake but it's worth making  

Don't let some hell bent heart leave you bitter  

When you come close to selling out reconsider  

Give the heavens above more than just a passing glance  

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance  

I hope you dance  

- Lee Ann Womack   

I praise the dance, for it frees people 

from the heaviness of matter and binds the isolated to community. 

I praise the dance, which demands everything: 

health and a clear spirit and a buoyant soul. 

Dance is a transformation of space, of time, of people, 

who are in constant danger of becoming all brain, will, or feeling. 

Dancing demands a whole person, 

one who is firmly anchored in the center of his life, 

who is not obsessed by lust for people and things 

and the demon of isolation in his own ego. 

Dancing demands a freed person, 

one who vibrates with the equipoise of all his powers. 

I praise the dance. 

O man, learn to dance, 

or else the angels in heaven will not know what to do with you. 

- Saint Augustine

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'Tis not enough that ev'ry Stander-by 

No glaring Errors in your Steps can 'spy; 

The Dance and Music must so nicely meet, 

Each Note must seem an Echo to your Feet; 

A nameless Grace must in each Movement dwell, 

Which words can ne'er express, nor Precepts tell...  

- Soame Jenyns

I am a dancer. 

I twirl, leap, and spin. 

I jump, pirouette, and tap. 

I am a dancer. 

I feel pain and fear. 

I feel defeat and failure. 

Yet, I keep going. 

I smile, I practice, I perform. 

I have grace and beauty. 

I do not dance because I am happy, 

I am happy because I dance. 

I hear the applause. 

I perform and do my best. 

Sometimes I fail. 

I don't give up. 

For I am a dancer. 

I am brave and strong. 

I dance not for fame and glory. 

But for how I feel inside. 

I am happiness, joy, love, and excitement. 

Strife, talent, joy. 

Determination and beauty. 

I am a dancer.

- Author unknown