International Dance Day 2020: Quotes To Promote The Art Form

Created by the Dance Committee of the International Theater Institute (ITI) in 1982, International Dance Day is celebrated on April 29 every year with an aim to promote all dance forms and make people aware of its value.

“This day is a celebration day for those who can see the value and importance of the art form ‘dance’, and acts as a wake-up-call for governments, politicians and institutions which have not yet recognized its value to the people and to the individual and have not yet realized its potential for economic growth,” the official website of International Dance Day stated.

April 29 was chosen as the day to celebrate dance as it is the birthday of famous French dance artist Jean-Georges Noverre. Though the day is celebrated every year with stage performances, the ITI has decided to celebrate it online this year due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Here are some quotes, taken from Planet of Success, to promote the art:

• “Consciousness expresses itself through creation. This world we live in is the dance of the creator. Dancers come and go in the twinkling of an eye but the dance lives on. On many an occasion when I am dancing, I have felt touched by something sacred. In those moments, I felt my spirit soar and become one with everything that exists.” – Michael Jackson
• “Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance. Great dancers are great because of their passion.” – Martha Graham
• “Dancing is a perpendicular expression of a horizontal desire.” – George Bernard Shaw
• “Those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
• “To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful… This is power, it is glory on earth and it is yours for the taking.” – Agnes De Mille
• “Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and dance.” – Oprah Winfrey
• “Dance, when you’re broken open. Dance, if you’ve torn the bandage off. Dance in the middle of the fighting. […] Dance when you’re perfectly free.” – Jalaluddin Rumi