Judith Jamison Quotes

I found I loved musicals as much or more than the pure dance world. I also think I became tired of dancing for other dancers.

I go through phases of watching a ton of dance/performance, and I am bizarrely well-informed on the subject.

I never danced growing up.

The world of dance is a charmed place. Some people like to inhabit it, others to behold it; either way it is rewarding.

Sometimes you feel like people go, 'Oh, he just does funny dances,' or 'That's cute.' It drives me a little crazy when someone does a dance number where all they do is kick to their head for five minutes, and everyone's like, 'That choreography is amazing.' It takes a lot to choreograph a number that also gets laughs in it.

I've created, directed and choreographed for Lady Gaga since the beginning, so 'Born This Way,' this was musically such an amazing evolution and such a brilliant record. So when she played it for me, it took me a while to find out the visual interpretation that I could give back to her.

Every great dance company, even when it seems poised in perfect balance, needs constant renewal of both repertory and performers.

The 'Podunk Times' is not going to have a good dance critic, I absolutely promise you that. There's just not enough dance there.

However, the moral center of New York City, I believe, is the New York City Ballet.

'So You Think You Can Dance' comes on as a high-minded leap up the evolutionary ladder from other reality shows - on this one, you're supposed to learn something, and the guest judges are fellow dance professionals rather than actual celebrities.

'The Dance Scene' is basically the most amazing dance show in the world, and it follows me as a creative director. You see how I maintain that creativity.

I had always choreographed a little, beginning in high school. And I leaned toward choreography. I always had an overview of what was going on.

Dance music is my love, is my passion, is my life. I live for my fans and take my art very seriously.

I frequently go to the ballet, but I don't miss it in the sense that I wish I were still dancing.

I started dancing when I was 5 years old. Ballet. Flamenco.

I was a dancer, and my father was a dancer, so I really grew up in that environment.

There's nobody knows more about dancing and choreography than Arlene Phillips, ever.

My mother was very keen I learn dance and I learnt so many forms.

While dancing for me was fun, becoming a choreographer was not something I wanted to do.

The youth coming up is interested in dance now, and they're coming to the shows. That's a blessing for those of us who create.

Dance+ is a platform for Indian talent that puts a spotlight on pure, superlative, unique dancing.

I am a professional dancer, so picking up dance steps was like brushing my teeth.

I taught and studied dance in college, and for over a decade, I thought that would be my career: tap dancer, ballet dancer, modern dancer. I still find myself doing some tumbling or interpretive dancing in the grocery store every now and then.

I was a dancer, so I always loved watching girls perform and dance and just always looked up to them and their bodies.

I'm glad that nowadays people are aware of varied dance genres, thanks to reality TV dance shows.