Inspirational Quotes

Enjoy inspirational dance quotes to inspire,
motivate and uplift you!

“Dance like there's nobody watching,

Love like you'll never be hurt.

Sing like there's nobody listening,

And live like it's heaven on earth.”

- William W. Purkey

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"The future belongs to those who believe

in the beauty of their dreams"

- Eleanor Roosevelt

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"You have to think big to be big."

- Claude M. Bristol

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”We either make ourselves miserable,

or we make ourselves strong.

The amount of work is the same.”

- Carlos Castaneda  

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“It’s not who you are that holds you back,

 it’s who you think you are.”

- Author Unknown

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“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to be over,

it’s about learning how to dance in the rain.”

- Author Unknown  

“You may shoot me with your words,

You may cut me with your eyes.

You may kill me with your hatefulness,

But still, like air, I’ll rise.”

- Maya Angelou  

“The journey between who you once were,

and who you are now becoming,

is where the dance of life really takes place.”

- Barbara De Angelis  

“Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.”

- Martha Graham

"I do not try to dance better than anyone else.

I only try to dance better than myself."

- Mikhail Baryshnikov

"Dancing faces you towards Heaven,

whichever direction you turn."

- Sweetpea Tyler

“Great dancers are not great because of their technique,

they are great because of their passion.”

- Martha Graham

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"You know you're dancing when tears of

pain and happiness blend in with your sweat."

- Anonymous

“Some men have thousands of reasons why

they cannot do what they want to,

when all they need is one reason why they can.”

- Martha Graham

"Dancing's not work. You can't call it work.

A day I don't dance is a day I don't live."

- from "Serpent of the Nile"

“To learn to dance by practicing dancing

or to learn to live by practicing living,

the principles are the same."

- Martha Graham

"Quitters never win and winners never quit."

- Anonymous

“You are unique, and if that is not fulfilled,

then something has been lost.”

- Martha Graham

"Try to be fearless, because fear can inhibit you

and keep you from a life."

- Miranda Weese (NYCB)

 “You see, when weaving a blanket,

an Indian woman leaves a flaw in the weaving of that blanket

to let the soul out.”

- Martha Graham

"To watch us dance is to hear our hearts speak."

- Hopi Indian Saying

"Behind each victory is a long train of suffering!"

- Anonymous

"Dance is your pulse, your heartbeat, your breathing.

It's the rhythm of your life.

It's the expression in time and movement,

in happiness, joy, sadness and envy."

- Jaques D'Amboise

Dance is an art, paint your dream and follow it.

- Steven Thompson