Twyla Tharp Quotes

People across the world are yearning to be connected to stories of hope.

Dance should touch people.

The world would be a better place if everyone learned to dance.

Dance is for everybody. I believe that the dance came from the people and that it should always be delivered back to the people.

You go overseas and people are oppressed and scared and worried but we're not like that... we're more like my films and how people come out at the end of seeing them - they feel good.

I'm the first one in line to go watch 'Spider-Man', but there's definitely something in me that makes me want to go to a movie and see something that makes me feel good about life.

I think dance is amazing because what people don't realize is like when you dance your spirit and your soul get ignited. You're not only releasing endorphins, but also your spirit is awakening. It makes you feel good and happy.

You get somebody to crack a smile, that's a beautiful thing.

I try to motivate people and inspire them, to let them know that they're not alone.

Every dance is a kind of fever chart, a graph of the heart.

This is the power of gathering: it inspires us, delightfully, to be more hopeful, more joyful, more thoughtful: in a word, more alive.

Dance connects us to the musicality of life and to one another. No one should be denied such basic pleasures.

Every day, every time I sing, I feel blessed, really, to be able to do that. It's like having wings, in a way. It's a bit like flying sometimes, because you go off into another realm. And a whole lot of people come with you. It's amazing.

At the end of the day, dancing is something that brings people together.

When you're out dancing, you could be anywhere in the world, but it's only the dance that matters.

Music means life and love in its purest form. It's about capturing your emotions and celebrating everything about life.

Making people dance has another function that has nothing to do with art, and I mean that in the most positive way possible. It's like food - if you're not eating it, you're doing something wrong. If they're not dancing, something is wrong.

Dancing insists we take up space, and though it has no set direction, we go there together. Dance is dangerous, joyous, sexual, holy, disruptive, and contagious and it breaks the rules. It can happen anywhere, at anytime, with anyone and everyone, and it's free. Dance joins us and pushes us to go further and that is why it's at the center of ONE BILLION RISING.

Lift up your hearts, my brothers, high, higher! And don't forget about your legs either! Lift up your legs as well, you good dancers, and better yet--stand also on your heads!

I get so full off of stories that people send in of encouragement.

I have always wanted my routine to spark joy for all people.

It makes me feel young. Dancing just gives you youth. You can get lost in these moments where the day just seems better. There's something very freeing about dancing, and I love that.

I love the game. I love everything that it can do for people. It's not all about me.

In church, the music is for everyone. People are singing off tune, loud; they're not ashamed - it's for their healing. That's kind of just what I strive for, that feeling.

When you're writing about difficult things and darker issues, it's nice to offer some sort of light at the end of the tunnel. Some sense of hope. Sometimes, the best way to do that is by offering it in the music, so that you can dance your way out of the darkness.