Quote of the Day - Mikhail Baryshnikov

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   Kenna McHughposted 5 years ago

   
   "My jump is not high enough, my turns aren't perfect, I can't get my leg behind my ear.' Please don't do that. Sometimes there's an obsession with technique that can kill your best impulses. But communicating with an art form means being vulnerable. Being imperfect. And most of the time this is much more interesting. Trust me."
   -- Mikhail Baryshnikov

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   AliciaCposted 5 years ago

   What a lovely and inspiring quote. I think it's very applicable to writers as well as dancers.

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      Kenna McHughposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Alicia, That's what I thought. It's from his speech to USC students this last graduation. So, it is recent and relevant.

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   Will Apseposted 5 years ago

   He might want to check out his legs from time to time.

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   Stephanie30posted 4 years ago

   This is so true! We don't need to be perfect to be good people, our imperfections make us both vulnerable and beautiful at the same time!

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      Stephanie30posted 4 years agoin reply to this

      This is so true! We don't need to be perfect to be good people, our imperfections make us both vulnerable and beautiful at the same time!
      I've recently checked some self-love quotes on quoteidea.com and I realized that we must love ourselves for being who we are, being imperfect, being vulnerable and being "not enough"... Life is too short to have some doubts and exaggerate every imperfection you have. Dance is something that can make you feel secure, confident and then imperfections turn out to be your special features! that's lovely and that inspires me a lot to dance and to search for the new forms and new moves because I love being imperfect!

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         Kenna McHughposted 4 years agoin reply to this

         If you weren't imperfect, you wouldn't be you.

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