Think of the magic of that foot, comparatively small, upon which your …

Martha Graham
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Think of the magic of that foot, comparatively small, upon which your whole weight rests. It's a miracle, and the dance is a celebration of that miracle. ✨ The Routledge Dance Studies Reader. Book by Alexandra Carter and Janet O'Shea, p. 96, 1998.
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Think of the magic of that foot, comparatively small, upon which your whole weight rests. It's a miracle, and the dance is a celebration of that miracle. ✨ The Routledge Dance Studies Reader. Book by Alexandra Carter and Janet O'Shea, p. 96, 1998.

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