DANCE.READ.GROW.

In an ideal dance, there is not really anyone leading or following. It is a conversation that happens while you are dancing. Bjørn Bitsch & Ashli Williamson

There is nothing as strong as tenderness, and nothing as tender as true strength. Saint Francis de Sales

If you want to find balance in your life, try to find balance in your feather step. Lina Chatkevičiūtė

My dancing partner is my best friend, which needs respect. In China, we have a weapon called sword. For a swordsman, the sword is all-important. Yan Bang Bang

You need to be strong, physically and emotionally. You need to believe in yourself, in your partner and in your teacher. Most importantly, you need to be honest with yourself and with those around you. Evaldas Sodeika & Ieva Žukauskaitė-Sodeikienė

As we gain maturity in our dancing and we understand the story behind each dance, it becomes much easier to switch from one dance to another. Stefano Di Filippo

Teaching is a gift. Ever so often you come across a couple that not only inspires you but also makes you a better teacher. Felix Castillo

When you dance you feel that you arrive somewhere beyond normality, that you are extraordinary at something, and that you have something very beautiful inside of yourself that you are bringing out to the world. Dorin Frecautanu & Marina Sergeeva

Every human in normal life experiences a lot of different emotions. Every person has a huge vocabulary for feelings and expressing different emotions. Our job is to find a way how to translate that vocabulary on the dance floor. Tatsiana Lahvinovich Galchun

You always have to dare a bit more, even if this means breaking your neck. Pablo Picasso

My teacher always told me that he provides the brush and the paint, and that I am the painter. I am proud that I have created my own way of flowing on the dance floor, creating feelings and emotions in other people. Madis Abel

The meaning of life, its goal is joy. Feel joyous as you look at the sky, the sun, the stars, the grass, the trees, the animals, the people. And make sure that nothing spoils this joy. If the joy disappears, this means you made a mistake somewhere. You need to look for this mistake and correct it. Leo Tolstoy

Look for calm, but through balance, not by standing still. Friedrich Schiller

An ideal dance … I tell you like this. I remember that Olga was crying. She kissed me and she just said – ‘Thank you very much for this dance because I think I was on another planet during these one and a half minutes’. This means everything. Dmitry Zharkov & Olga Kulikova

We dance to seduce ourselves. To fall in love with ourselves. When we dance with another, we manifest the very thing we love about ourselves so that they may see it and love us too. Kamand Kojouri

When a woman is talking to you, listen to what she says with her eyes. Victor Hugo

The coolness, the ease and the sense of time is what I enjoy. Choosing the right moment is what I find exciting - when I have to attack, when I have to prolong, when I have to fill a moment with atmosphere, physicality or perhaps musicality. Troels Bager

When I think how the man is meant to dance the woman's body and how the woman is mean to express herself from what she feels from the man. These are the elements that constitute authenticity for me. Andra Vaidilaitė

A person might live, but the soul may not be alive. And dance, without soul, can only be physical behaviour. Wang Jun

We're waiting for the pendulum to swing back again, which I am absolutely confident it will. Don Bluth

Life is a rhythm between day and night, summer and winter. It is a continuous rhythm. Never stop anywhere! Be moving! And the bigger the swing, the deeper your experience will be. Rajneesh

To burn with desire and keep quiet about it is the greatest punishment we can bring on ourselves. Federico García Lorca

When we dance with another, we manifest the very thing we love about ourselves so that they may see it and love us too. Kamand Kojouri

In our discipline two subjects are fundamental - music and biomechanics. Pietro Braga

Dance the way you are. Michael Malitowski

What I have found over the years is that the more I was aware and concentrated on my own performance, the better my partner felt with me. And, conversely, the more I was concentrated on how my partner felt with me, the worst she felt. Arūnas Bižokas

I believe that when life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade. And then find someone whose life has given them vodka and have a party. Ron White