Dance is the hidden language of the soul

Time:2025-10-23

Source:Artstep

The power of language is boundless. Therefore, using the right words to inspire your dancers is undoubtedly one of the greatest gifts you can give them. If you're looking for phrases to ignite your dancers' passion this season, we've compiled 20 of the most inspiring dance quotes that are sure to resonate with your students from day one.

Using inspirational phrases to motivate and encourage your students will give them the confidence they need to start the new season on the right note.

Inspirational dance quotes suitable for use in dance studios

1. Dancing allows me to explore myself in so .many ways, to leam about my limitations and strengths, my ability to cope with adversith and to go farther than I thought I could.You find out what you're made of. ---A.Asnce

2. Dance is your pulse, your heartbeat, your breathing. It's the rhythm of your life. It's the expression in time and movement, in happioess, joy, sadness and envy."---Jaques D'ambroise

3. "Dancers are the athletes of God."---Albert Einstein

4. "Danee Sport-I thing it's rejoicing in the union of rhythm. A human testifying to the celebration of hope, faith, determination, will, strength, passion and light in the soul. It's transforms the spirit." -- Andre Leon Talley

5. “Dance is the hidden language of the soul.” – Martha Graham

6. “Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion.” – Martha Graham

7. “Dancing is like dreaming with your feet!” – Constanze

8. “Dance first. Think later. It’s the natural order.” – Samuel Beckett

9. “Dance is the joy of movement and the heart of life.” – Unknown

10. “Life is short and there will always be dirty dishes, so let’s dance.” – James Howe

11. “Dance is a song of the body. Either of joy or pain.” – Martha Graham

12. “To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful.” – Agnes De Mille

13. “Dance, when you’re broken open. Dance, if you’ve torn the bandage off. Dance in the middle of the fighting. Dance in your blood. Dance when you’re perfectly free.” – Rumi

14. “Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance.” – Dave Barry

15. “Dance is the only art of which we ourselves are the stuff of which it is made.” – Ted Shawn

16. “Dancing is creating a sculpture that is visible only for a moment.” – Erol Ozan

17. “Dance is the timeless interpretation of life.” – Shah Asad Rizvi

18. “Dancers don’t need wings to fly.” – Unknown

19. “The dance is a poem of which each movement is a word.” – Mata Hari

20. “Dance is the hidden language of the soul of the body.” – Martha Graham