You Dance Love, And You

In Film, A Dancer Should Always Be Shot From Head To Toe, Because That Way You Can See The Whole Body And That Is The Art Of Dancing. Nowadays They Shoot The Nose. Left Nostril. Right Nostril. Hand. Foot. Bust. Derrière. The Film Prevents You From Determining Who Is A Good Dancer And Who Is Not.

Like An Athlete, [dance] Is An Everyday Job. You Have To Stay In Shape - Unless You Just Want To Loaf Through A Couple Of Hoofing Routines. But That Just Didn't Satisfy Me.

In The 1930s There Was This Tendency In Hollywood To Portray Everyone As Rich. Even If They Were Doing A Poor Man's Dance, They Were All So Nicely Clothed, Gowned, Coiffured. That's Why I Decided To Wear White Socks, Loafers, T-shirts, And Blue Jeans. I Had A Sociopolitical Context In Front Of Me: I Was A Child Of The Depression Who Danced In A Way That Would Represent The Common Man.

First Of All, Break-dancing Has Been Done For Years, Though Not All Of It Put Together The Way It Is Now. But, Actually, The Distinctions Have Been Blurring Since The 1950s.

I Think Dancing Is A Man's Game And If He Does It Well He Does It Better Than A Woman.