Dance is for everybody. I believe that the dance came from the people and that it should always be delivered back to the people.
Interpretation
Dance is an inclusive form of expression that belongs to everyone and should be shared among all people.
In this quote, Alvin Ailey emphasizes the universal nature of dance, asserting that it originated from the collective experiences of people and that it is essential for dance to be accessible and returned to the community. He promotes the idea that dance is not just an art form for a select few, but rather a means of connection and cultural expression for all individuals.
In practice
Using this quote during a community dance event to emphasize the importance of inclusivity.
I started to do stop-motion when I was a kid. You take a Super 8 and make some models, and move, click, move, click. All that. I love all forms of animation, but there is something unique and special to stop-motion: it's more real and the set is lit like a set. But I think it's also a kind of lonely and dark thing to want to do.
A friend of mine who is in the publishing business knew I was writing a book, and he said, 'Have you said anything yet about the good guy? Because I know you spend so much time with the bad guys.' Because they're fun. So then you have to make the good guy fun, in order to compete. That's the challenge.
I don't do fashion, I AM fashion.
Rigel, Betelgeuse, and Orion. There was no finer church, no finer choir, than the stars speaking in silence to the many consumptives silently condemned, a legion upon the dark rooftops. The wind came down from the north like a runner in lacrosse, violent and hard, to batter every living thing. They were there, each one alone in conversation with the stars, mining ephemeral love from cold and distant light.
Am I nostalgic for film? … I mean, it’s had a good run, hasn’t it? You know, I’m not nostalgic for a technology. I’m nostalgic for the kind of films that used to be made that aren’t being made now.
Who would have thought that the telephone would bring back drawing?
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