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The most essential thing in dance discipline is devotion.


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The only way to do it is to do it.

The only way to do it is to do it.



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Light or luminosity is created by the way elements are juxtaposed. They become reflective and a radiance comes from putting different things together.



I'm not expressing anything. I'm presenting people moving.

I'm not expressing anything. I'm presenting people moving.



Dancing is a spiritual exercise in a physical form.

Dancing is a spiritual exercise in a physical form.



I think of dance as a constant transformation of life itself.

I think of dance as a constant transformation of life itself.



Falling is one of the ways of moving.

Falling is one of the ways of moving.



There are no fixed points in space.

There are no fixed points in space.



Anything can feed you, depending on the way you look at it.

Anything can feed you, depending on the way you look at it.



I was told that I had to give grades to the students, which I wasn't particularly interested in doing.

I was told that I had to give grades to the students, which I wasn't particularly interested in doing.



You have to love dancing to stick to it.

You have to love dancing to stick to it.





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I'd like to do a story about the medieval ages where in every scene you'd sort of feel that you were in the 12th century. That would be great to get that feeling.

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