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Jean-Georges Noverre

I will make an average man into an average dancer, provided he be passably well made. I will teach him how to move his arms and legs, to turn his head. I will give him steadiness, brilliancy and speed; but I cannot endow him with that fire and intelligence, those graces and that expression of feeling which is the soul of true pantomime.

Dance, Endow, Man, Men, Moving, Provided
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In order that our art may arrive at the degree of the sublime which I demand and hope for, it is imperative for dancers to divide their time and studies between the mind and the body, and that both become the object of their application; but, unfortunately, all is given to the latter and nothing to the former. The legs are rarely guided by the brain, and, since intelligence and taste do not reside in the feet, one often goes astray.

Art, Become, Demand, Feet, Order, Rarely

When the music and dance create with accord. . . their magic captivates both the heart and the mind.

Create, Dance, Dancing, Heart, Music

The defect in wisdom and taste which exists among the majority of dancers is due to the bad education which they generally receive. They apply themselves only to the material side of their art, they learn to jump more or less high, they strive mechanically to execute a number of steps, and like children, who utter a great many words devoid of sense and relation, they execute many phrases of steps devoid of taste and grace.

Art, Children, Education, Generally, Numbers

It is shameful that dancing should renounce the empire it might assert over the mind and only endeavor to please the sight.

Assert, Ballet, Dancing, Mind, Sight

A fine picture is but the image of nature; a finished ballet is nature herself.

Ballet, Fine, Finished, Nature, Picture
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