Marcia Siegel quotes

Marcia Siegel quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“A choreographic idea flows only as fast as the initiator can communicate it to bodies and see them realize it.”
-- Marcia Siegel

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“The vocabulary and manner of classical ballet express a high order of discipline and restraint, a sense of harmony with forces larger and more lasting than the individual.”
-- Marcia Siegel

#Vocabulary Quotes #Order Quotes #Discipline Quotes

“Oh, 'tis jesting, dancing, drinking Spins the heavy world around.”
“Dance constitutes a true recapturing of... freedom and childish play.”
“Piglet was so excited at the idea of being Useful that he forgot to be frightened any more, and when Rabbit went on to say that Kangas were only Fierce during the winter months, being at other times of an Affectionate Disposition, he could hardly sit still, he was so eager to begin being useful at once.”
“The Tarot embodies symbolical presentations of universal ideas, behind which lie all the implicits of the human mind, and it is in this sense that they contain secret doctrine, which is the realization by the few of truths embedded in the consciousness of all.”
“I tried the paleo diet, which is the caveman diet - lots of meat. And I tried the calorie restriction diet: The idea is that if you eat very, very little - if you're on the verge of starvation, you will live a very long time, whether or not you want to, of course.”
“I was really intrigued by the idea of using live streams of data that's relevant to real people, and that would allow us to reflect and learn about ourselves.”
“You are not a body. You have a body. You are a soul.”
“Dance in the body you have.”
“When language is treated beautifully and interestingly, it can feel good for the body: It's nourishing; it's rejuvenating.”
“The power of the human will to compete and the drive to excel beyond the body's normal capabilities is most beautifully demonstrated in the arena of sport.”

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