I dance not to entertain but to help people better understand each other. Because through dance I have experienced the wordless joy of freedom, I see…

- Pearl Primus

The dance is strong magic. The body can fly without wings. It can sing without voice. The dance is strong magic. The dance is life.

- Pearl Primus

Why do I dance? Dance is my medicine. It’s the scream which eases for a while the terrible frustration common to all human beings who because of race…

- Pearl Primus