Some people seem to think that good dancers are born, but all the good dancers I have known are taught or trained.
Interpretation
Good dancing skills are not innate but can be developed through training and practice.
In the quote, Fred Astaire emphasizes the importance of education and training in mastering the art of dance. Although some may believe that talent alone accounts for great dancers, Astaire advocates for the idea that dedication, learning, and practice are crucial factors in achieving proficiency in any skill, including dance.
In practice
This quote can be used to inspire students in dance classes who feel discouraged about their abilities.
For ballroom dancing, remember that your partners have their own distinctive styles also. Cultivate flexibility. Be able to adapt your style to that of your partner. In doing so, you are not surrendering your individuality, but blending it with that of your partner.
It takes time to get a dance right, to create something memorable.
Can't act. Can't sing. Slightly bald. Can dance a little.
I have no desire to prove anything by dancing. I have never used it as an outlet or a means of expressing myself. I just dance. I just put my feet in the air and move them around.
I inherited the knowledge that sometimes (talents) not only skip a generation, but sometimes run screaming from it. Ironically, it was the singing non-ability that helped feed my love of laughter.
Either the camera will dance, or I will.
I was going to show my kids that no matter what happened with their parents, parole officers and other teachers, I wouldn't give up on them. I let them know it matters to me that you come to class, it matters to me that you try, it matters to me when you succeed.
Most people who decide to grow personally find their first mentors in the pages of books.
When my son, James, was doing homework for school, he would have five or six windows open on his computer, Instant Messenger was flashing continuously, his cell phone was constantly ringing, and he was downloading music and watching the TV over his shoulder. I donβt know if he was doing any homework, but he was running an empire as far as I could see, so I didnβt really care.
Education must begin with the solution of the student-teacher contradiction, by reconciling the poles of the contradiction so that both are simultaneously teachers and students.
I believe in the power of ideas, I believe in the power of books, but you have to give them time.
The first ten, twelve or fifteen years of life are excavated of inherent moral worth in order to accommodate a regimen of basic training for the adult years that many of the poorest children may not even live to know.
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