No artist is ahead of his time. He is his time; it is just that others are behind the times.

Dance is communication, and so the great challenge is to speak clearly, beautifully and with inevitability.

You will only get out of a dance class what you bring to it. Learn by practice.

I feel that the essence of dance is the expression of man--the landscape of his soul. I hope that every dance I do reveals something of myself or some wonderful thing a human can be.

You give all your life to doing this one thing. It sounds grim, it sounds frightening - it isn't - it has a great gaiety at times and a great wonder.

Think of the magic of that foot, comparatively small, upon which your whole weight rests. It's a miracle, and the dance is a celebration of that miracle.

Our arms start from the back because they were once wings.