Dancing is the personification of music, and music is an abstract expression of the human spirit. But still it's the act of communication, of making one feel. Otherwise it would just be gymnastics.
Ann Reinking
You have to have tunnel vision as a dancer to get to where you're going. But once you get there, you have to save yourself by spreading your horizons. It's the paradox of this profession. The very thing that makes you very good will destroy you.
Ann Reinking
People forget that the same man who did 'Star 80' and 'All that Jazz' also did 'Pardon Me Miss But I've Never Been Kissed.'
Ann Reinking
Fosse would say that it's important to trust silence. He very much liked the use of the tacit, or silent, count, where nothing is happening. He also liked percussion. His is a world of angular movement and mystery, quiet, semi-taciturn and percussive.
Ann Reinking
To tell you the truth, I see any revolution as basically a penmanship exercise. It all loops around and winds up where you started.
Ann Reinking
You get to a certain point in your life and you think you can do it all. And then you do do it all, and then you have to top yourself.
Ann Reinking
It's to your advantage to work your brain as well as your body. The rest is up to fate.
Ann Reinking
It was sad to leave 'Pippin' because it was a kind of inspirational turning point in my life. But it was time to move on.
Ann Reinking
I loved 'Cabaret.' I loved what it had to say and the whole style and brilliance of the book. It was my first time performing Fred Ebb and John Kander's work. They took risks. Even when their shows are fun and funny, they are about very serious issues.
Ann Reinking