Ted Shawn Quotes & Sayings

The artist must be ecstatic about something. — Ted Shawn

I believe that dance is the oldest, noblest and most cogent of the arts. I believe that dance is the most perfect symbol of the activity of God and His angels. I believe that dance has the power to heal, mentally and physically. I believe that true education in the art of dance is education of the whole man. — Ted Shawn

Dance is the only art of which we ourselves are the stuff of which it is made. — Ted Shawn

I wanted to see if the American man in plain brown pants and a bare torso could speak profound things. — Ted Shawn

Man has used human rhythmic movement as raw material out of which to create works of art, as the composer of music uses sound, the sculptor uses stone and wood, the painter his pigments, and the writer - words. — Ted Shawn

I believe that dance has the power to heal, mentally and physically. — Ted Shawn

I believe that dance communicates man's deepest, highest and most truly spiritual thoughts and emotions far better than words, spoken or written. — Ted Shawn