The Dance - It Is The Rhythm

When I Was Sixteen, I Danced Before An Audience Without Music. At The End Someone Suddenly Cried 'its Death And The Maiden'. But That Was Not My Intention; I Was Only Endeavoring To Express My First Knowledge Of The Underlying Tragedy In All Seemingly Joyous Manifestation. The Dance According With My Comprehension, Should Have Been Called 'life And The Maiden'.

Virtuous People Are Simply Those Who Have Not Been Tempted Sufficiently, Because They Live In A Vegetative State, Or Because Their Purposes Are So Concentrated In One Direction That They Have Not Had The Leisure To Glance Around Them.

The Noblest Art Is The Nude. This Truth Is Recognized By All, And Followed By Painters, Sculptors And Poets. Only The Dancer Has Forgotten It, Who Should Remember It, As The Instrument Of [the Dance] Art Is The Human Body Itself.

It Is Only In Romances That People Undergo A Sudden Metamorphosis. In Real Life, Even After The Most Terrible Experiences, The Main Character Remains Exactly The Same.

I Wonder How Many Parents Realize That By The So-called Education They Are Giving Their Children, They Are Only Driving Them Into The Commonplace, And Depriving Them Of Any Chance Of Doing Anything Beautiful Or Original.