I can't really hear the audience applause when I'm on stage. I'm totally immersed in the piece. But sometimes I get a lot of it and wonder, "Now, why did they applaud here?" If it's a white crowd, they usually applaud because they think it's a pretty movement. If it's a black crowd, it's usually because they identify with the message.
If you look at a dancer in silence, his or her body will be the music. If you turn the music on, that body will become an extension of what you're he… - Judith Jamison
If you look at a dancer in silence, his or her body will be the music. If you turn the music on, that body will become an extension of what you're he…
- Judith Jamison
Maybe its a generational thing, but I never wanted to be the best black dancer in the world. I just wanted to be the best. - Judith Jamison
Maybe its a generational thing, but I never wanted to be the best black dancer in the world. I just wanted to be the best.
Learn the craft of knowing how to open your heart and to turn on your creativity. There's a light inside of you. - Judith Jamison
Learn the craft of knowing how to open your heart and to turn on your creativity. There's a light inside of you.
I believe in spirit and then I believe a manifestation of spirit is dance - Judith Jamison
I believe in spirit and then I believe a manifestation of spirit is dance
It's a real gift to have a husband and wife in the company that love each other and that work together. They check on each other emotionally and phys… - Judith Jamison
It's a real gift to have a husband and wife in the company that love each other and that work together. They check on each other emotionally and phys…
So many people dwell on negativity and I've survived by ignoring it: it dims your light and it's harder each time to turn the power up again. - Judith Jamison
So many people dwell on negativity and I've survived by ignoring it: it dims your light and it's harder each time to turn the power up again.
Dance is bigger than the physical body. When you extend your arm, it doesn't stop at the end of your fingers, because you're dancing bigger than that… - Judith Jamison
Dance is bigger than the physical body. When you extend your arm, it doesn't stop at the end of your fingers, because you're dancing bigger than that…
Dancing is a gift. You are supposed to do it; it's like breathing. - Judith Jamison
Dancing is a gift. You are supposed to do it; it's like breathing.
One you've danced, you always dance. - Judith Jamison
One you've danced, you always dance.
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