"It is the persistence of dance in helping people to resist, reduce, and escape stress since early humanity that attests to its efficacy."

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Source : Judith Lynne Hanna (2006). “Dancing for Health: Conquering and Preventing Stress”, p.207, Rowman Altamira

Judith Lynne Hanna

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“Weaknesses in men of genius are usually an exaggeration of their personal feeling; in the hands of feeble imitators they become the most flagrant blunders. Entire schools have been founded on misinterpretations of certain aspects of the masters. Lamentable mistakes have resulted from the thoughtless enthusiasm with which men have sought inspiration from the worst qualities of remarkable artists because they are unable to reproduce the sublime elements in their work.”
“I have complete faith in the continued absurdity of whateverâ€™s going on.”

Source : Philadelphia Inquirer interview, April 22, 2007.
“We must remember who we are by remembering Whose we are.”
“He scratched his ear, the infallible resource to which embarrassed people have recourse.”
“When we can drain the Ocean into mill-ponds, and bottle up the Force of Gravity, to be sold by retail, in gas jars; then may we hope to comprehend the infinitudes of man's soul under formulas of Profit and Loss; and rule over this too, as over a patent engine, by checks, and valves, and balances.”
“I learned to live in my own head. I learned to follow intuition and more than anything, I learned what was important to me.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“Forgive yourself - no one else will.”
“A lot of players think the game is all about individual performances when it's really all about a team game.”

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