Alvin Ailey Quotes

Alvin Ailey
Alvin Ailey
American Dancer
Born: Jan 5, 1931
Died: Dec 1, 1989
Always Black Dance People World You
Related authors: Dita Von Teese JoJo Siwa Katherine Dunham Martha Graham Merce Cunningham Mikhail Baryshnikov Misty Copeland Twyla Tharp
Dance is for everybody. I believe that the dance came from the people and that it should always be delivered back to the people. Alvin Ailey
People Dance Believe Everybody Back Delivered Always Came Should
The creative process is not controlled by a switch you can simply turn on or off; it's with you all the time. Alvin Ailey
Time You Creative Creative Process Simply Off Controlled Process Turn Turn-On Switch
If you live in the elite world of dance, you find yourself in a world rife with racism. Let's face it. Alvin Ailey
You Racism Yourself World Dance Face Live Find Rife Elite
Its roots are in American Negro culture, which is part of the whole country's heritage, but the dance speaks to everyone... Otherwise, it wouldn't work. Alvin Ailey
Work Culture Dance Country Heritage Otherwise Everyone Part American Which Roots Speaks Whole
I always want more. Alvin Ailey
More Always Want
My lasting impression of Truman Capote is that he was a terribly gentle, terribly sensitive, and terribly sad man. Alvin Ailey
Sad Man Lasting He Terribly Gentle Truman Truman Capote Impression Sensitive Capote
I wanted to explore black culture, and I wanted that culture to be a revelation. Alvin Ailey
Culture Black Revelation Wanted Explore
I'm interested in putting something on stage that will have a very wide appeal without being condescending; that will reach an audience and make it part of the dance; that will get everybody in the theater. Alvin Ailey
Dance Will Stage Everybody Something Part Putting Reach Make Without Audience Condescending Very Get Being Theater Interested Appeal Wide
No matter what you write or choreograph, you feel it's not enough. Alvin Ailey
You Matter Enough Write Feel Choreograph

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