Agnes de Mille
Agnes de Mille
Agnes George de Millewas an American dancer and choreographer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDancer
Date of Birth18 September 1905
CountryUnited States of America
dance ideas space
To make up a dance, I still need, as I needed then, a pot of tea, walking space, privacy and an idea.
dance giving modern
Modern dancers give a sinister portent about our times.
dance dancing attention
Toe dancing is a dandy attention getter, second only to screaming.
dance lying journey
The universe lies before you on the floor, in the air, in the mysterious bodies of your dancers, in your mind. From this voyage no one returns poor or weary.
dance song attention
If you want to understand a nation, look at its dances and listen to its folk songs - don't pay any attention to its politicians.
dance play
Dance constitutes a true recapturing of... freedom and childish play.
tombstone dancing dancer
I want one word on my tombstone - dancer.
dance writing winning
The choreographic process is exhausting. It happens on one's feet after hours of work, and the energy required is roughly the equivalent of writing a novel and winning a tennis match simultaneously.
dance steps performing
When I dance I am really meditating rather then performing for an audience. I am completely absorbed by the music and the steps I choose to respond to the music.
dance practice mirrors
The practice mirror is to be used for the correction of faults, not for a love affair, and the figure you watch should not become your dearest friend.
dance dancer calves
A good education is usually harmful to a dancer. A good calf is better than a good head.
girl dance running
Dancing is such a despised and dishonored trade that if you tell a doctor or a laywer you do choreography he'll look at you as if you were a hummingbird. Dancers don't get invited to visit people. It is assumed a boy dancer will run off with the spoons and a girl with the head of the house.
dance women lying
The truest expression of a people is in its dances and its music. Bodies never lie.
dance ballet technique
Ballet technique never becomes easy, it becomes possible