Can you imagine the audacity to take an African American and Diana Adams, the essence and purity of Caucasian dance, and to put them together on the stage ? everybody was against him. He knew what he was going against, and he said,' You know my dear, this has got to be perfect.'.

Arthur Mitchell

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Do you know what it took for Balanchine to put me, a black man, on stage with a white woman? This was 1957, before civil rights. He showed me how to take her [holding her delicately by the wrist]. He said, ‘put your hand on top.’ The skin colors were part of the choreography. He saw what was going to happen in the world and put it on stage.

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What does dance give you? The freedom to be who you are and do wh... by Arthur Mitchell

What does dance give you? The freedom to be who you are and do what you want to do.

Arthur Mitchell
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Walk into a room, knowing you are somebody, somebody special. Don't ever let them smash that or pull you down.

Arthur Mitchell
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Guilt, remorse. It's what separates us from the animals. by Arthur Mitchell

Guilt, remorse. It's what separates us from the animals.

Arthur Mitchell
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If you feel someone suspicious is following you, the best thing to do is to talk on your cell phone, Even if you just act as if someone is on the other end, it will make them think twice.

Arthur Mitchell
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