In today’s post, we’ve rounded up 10 of our favourite dance quotes to inspire and uplift dancers and non-dancers alike.

 

"When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It's to enjoy each step along the way." Wayne Dyer

 

“Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.” Voltaire

 

“Great dancers are great because of their passion.” Martha Graham

 

“Dance for yourself. If someone understands, good. If not, no matter. Go right on doing what interests you, and do it until it stops interesting you.” Louis Horst

 

“The only reason for mastering technique is to make sure the body does not prevent the soul from expressing itself.” La Meri

 

 “Dance is the movement of the universe concentrated in an individual.” Isadora Duncan

 

“I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to to dance better than myself.” Mikhail Baryshnikov

 

 “When you dance, you can enjoy the luxury of being you.” Paulo Coelho

 

“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.” Judith Jamison

 

"While I dance I can not judge, I can not hate, I can not separate myself from life. I can only be joyful and whole. This is why I dance." Hans Bos