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All the gestures of children are graceful; the reign of distortion and unnatural attitudes commences with the introduction of the dancing master.

Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792)

English painter

The gymnasium of running, walking on stilts, climbing, etc. stells and makes hardy single powers and muscles, but dancing, like a corporeal poesy, embellishes, exercises, and equalizes all the muscles at once.

Jean Paul Richter (1763-1825)

German writer (Stell: to place firmly in position.)

Dancing is an amazing activity. You can go up to a gorgeous woman that you've never met before, spend three minutes touching her virtually anywhere on her body, and she thanks you for it afterwards!

Mario Robau, Jr. (1945-)

USA swing dance instructor at a workshop, 1991

Dance is like life, it exists as you're flitting through it, and when it's over, it's done.

Jerome Robbins (1918-1998)

USA choreographer

Women have to do everything that a man does, but backwards and in high heels!

Ginger Rogers (1911-1995)

USA actress, dancer and singer

I was a ballerina. I had to quit after I injured a groin muscle. It wasn't mine.

Rita Rudner (1953-)

USA writer and actress