It's what I always wanted to do, to show the laughter, the fun, the jo…

Martha Graham
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It's what I always wanted to do, to show the laughter, the fun, the joy of dance.
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The body is a sacred garment. It's your first and last garment; it is what you enter life in and what you depart life with, and it should be treated with honor. ✨ Martha Graham (1991). Blood memory, … ▶
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I believe that we learn by practice. Whether it means to learn to dance by practicing dancing or to learn to live by practicing living, the principles are the same. In each, it is the performance of … ▶
No artist is pleased. There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a strange, divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others. … ▶
The body is shaped, disciplined, honored, and in time, trusted. ✨ Martha Graham (1991). Blood memory, Doubleday

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