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.

The beautiful always retains the freshness of novelty, while the astonishing soon grow tiresome.

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

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.

Joy is a strength; intoxication, a weakness.

The beauty to which the Dance ought to aspire

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