The beauty to which the Dance ought to aspire

The Dance is an art because it demands vocation, knowledge, and ability.

The beauty to which the Dance ought to aspire is not dependent upon taste or pleasure, but is founded on the immutable laws of Nature.

It is a fine art because it strives for an ideal, not only in plastic but also in lyrical respect.

The height of artistic skill is to know how to conceal the mechanical effort and strain beneath harmonious calm.

It is not so much upon the number of exercises, as the care with which they are done, that progreses and skill depend.

The art of Mime encompasses all the feelings of the soul. The Dance, on the other hand, is essentially an expression of joy, a desire to follow the rhythms of the music.