Judith Jamison
Judith Jamison
Judith Ann Jamisonis an American dancer and choreographer, best known as the Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDancer
Date of Birth10 May 1943
CityPhiladelphia, PA
CountryUnited States of America
choosing trying
I'm very smart when it comes to choosing dancers and trying to show the world that there's a whole lot of dancing going on.
people
If people all over the world, year after year, request that you do 'Revelations,' you do 'Revelations.'
classical opera played sang
He played classical piano, sang opera and was a carpenterall as an amateur. But what he did was extraordinary.
supposed time
I could say now at 66, yeah, I was a fabulous dancer. I was really terrific, you know. But I was always present. I was present. I was supposed to be where I was supposed to be at the time I was supposed to be.
believe god guides life mentors path spiritual time
I believe God has a path for me. He's always had a path for me, and I've always been in the right place at the right time - not because of my efforts, but because of my preparation and because of the guides that I have, the mentors that I have, the spiritual walkers that I've had all my life.
believe
I believe in being prepared. I'm going to say that. Pray, prepare, proceed.
breathing dancing
Dancing is a gift. You are supposed to do it; it's like breathing.
children pride self-worth
It's never too early to teach your children about the tool of money. Teach them how to work for it and they learn pride and self-respect. Teach them how to save it and they learn security and self-worth. Teach them how to be generous with it and they learn love.
native-american african-american gone
I have been guilty of watching Westerns without acknowledging that Native Americans have gone through the same madness as African Americans. Isn't it extraordinary that sometimes the most offended have not seen others being offended?
children believe world
I believe that this world was set about for us to enjoy and to love and to experience and to have it all be, to a certain extent, unpredictable. Ever since I was a child I have believed that my life has been guided.
way
Dance is not endangered - it will always find a way to express itself.
dance dancer threshold
Every dancer lives on the threshold of chucking it.
class ballet age
I was a protege; by the age of 10, I was studying with ballet choreographer Anthony Tudor in a class of adults.
commitment dedication years
Concert dance is the hardest kind of dance. We tour constantly, around the world, year in and year out. It just doesn't work for everybody. It's the lifestyle, it's the stamina, it's the love, it's the dedication, it's the commitment, it's all those words.