Allan Sherman Quotes

I always thought martial arts was the most modern choreography we could have right now, and I always wanted to put it to music.

It's all about the sensuality of movement, every movement you make. That's why I love doing action movies. It's all about movement, dance - even if you're hitting someone in the face. You've got to sell it all with great passion. There's a narrative to the body. It's exactly the same as dance.

I have a penchant for playing God's clowns. Actually, I played Nijinsky once, and he used to call himself God's clown.

Action choreographer is like talking. When you talk, you have a rhythm. When you act, you have a rhythm. When you're moving your body, you have a rhythm. So as an actor, as a choreographer, the objective is trying to blend everything in - into - ultimately back into that character.

All theater is dance.

I have been into acting and direction, but choreography is my first love.

We have a portion of our show where we ask everybody to get up and do the Temptation Walk. People 8 to 80 know how to do that Temptation Walk.

Steps come up all the time, but not dances.

Don’t just stand there, let’s get to it, Strike a pose, there’s nothing to it...

Writing for dance was a wonderfully freeing experience.

I will never leave choreography and will keep doing songs, too.

For me, rehearsal is only about blocking and pacing; it's not about performance.

I am a dancer at heart.

I do a lot of dance classes in my spare time. I'm a dancer at heart.

I love the physical movement and beauty of dance.

I grew up going to see my sister dance, both at the ballet and later as a modern dancer, and have always been a big fan of the ballet. So I have had a long relationship with dance.

I used to be a dancer.

The dream was to be a prima ballerina.

I was always interested in choreography - in making people think and feel something.

I grew up studying dance, taking ballet lessons.

'Que Sera Sera' had a very unusual rhythm. It was a challenge for me to pick up Rahman's beats and translate them into dance steps.

Dance is a great way to express yourself.

Tap is still the central driving force of my life. I think and talk in dance.

It is entertainment; we mustn't forget that. Dance is entertainment. You can have the best technicians in the world, but they'll be boring to watch. It has to be about entertainment as well, but it's quality, grace.

One of the things that made Bob so unique and wonderful is that he had a genuine style, like Balanchine, like de Mille.