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
dance giving people
People come to see beauty, and I dance to give it to them.
talking racism african-american
We can go on talking about racism and who treated whom badly, but what are you going to do about it? Are you going to wallow in that or are you going to create your own agenda?
children dancing feelings
I felt the naivete of a child in my dancing. I cherished that feeling. I had what I call a knowledgeable naivete, and it worked for me.
way deny
Once you've danced, you always dance. You can't deny the gifts that God sends your way
firsts i-can studios
You don't enter a dance studio and say "I can't do that." If you do, then why are you in the studio in the first place?
women creativity heart
Learn the craft of knowing how to open your heart and to turn on your creativity. There's a light inside of you.
dance
One you have danced, you always dance.
inspirational dance dancing
Dance is bigger than the physical body. When you extend your arm, it doesn't stop at the end of your fingers, because you're dancing bigger than that; you're dancing spirit.
dancer silence looks
If you look at a dancer in silence, his or her body will be the music. If you turn the music on, that body will become an extension of what you're hearing.
dance aspiration never-ending
Dance is about never-ending aspiration.
believe spirit manifestation
I believe in spirit and then I believe a manifestation of spirit is dance
beautiful husband real
It's a real gift to have a husband and wife in the company that love each other and that work together. They check on each other emotionally and physically. That's beautiful to me.