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“Caution not spirit, let it roam wild; for in that natural state dance embraces divine frequency.”
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“Dance as the narration of a magical story; that recites on lips, illuminates imaginations and embraces the most sacred depths of souls.”
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“If you opened the dictionary and searched for the meaning of a Goddess, you would find the reflection of a dancing lady.”
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“Dance to inspire, dance to freedom, life is about experiences so dance and let yourself become free.”
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“Through synergy of intellect, artistry and grace came into existence the blessing of a dancer.”
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“One step, two steps, three steps; like winds of time experience joy of centuries, when movements become revelations of the dance of destinies.”
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“Transcend the terrestrial; surpass the celestial, from nature’s hands when you receive the sublime pleasures of dance.”
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“Audience of angels descend in the ambiance reciting praises in your glory, when you wear your dance shoes, when you arrive at the stage and with every step you take beneath your feet heaven moves. That is the power of dance.”
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“When you saw the exquisite pair team of Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov, whether on ice or off, you wished everyone could know a connection, partnership, friendship and romance so effortless, harmonious and pure. Ekaterina knew of the terrible things in the world but felt safeguarded from them because Sergei was always by her side and that is the exceptional gift and strength of man – to feel safe with one, and her gift to him was what you see in their photos, captured in time and poetically immortalized.”
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“O wayfarer! Yearn finds quench, not in meadows, seashores or altitude of mountain peaks; but when being becomes dance.”
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“O wayfarer! Yearn finds quench, not in meadows, seashores or altitude of mountain peaks; but when being and dance are one.”
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“FS is the quintessentially American sport, not merely because it is fiercely individualistic while at the same time incredibly conformist, but also because the athletes, as well as the fans, like the American electorate, have an extraordinary high tolerance for corruption”
― Sequins and Scandals: Reflections on Figure Skating, Culture, and the Philosophy of Sport
― Sequins and Scandals: Reflections on Figure Skating, Culture, and the Philosophy of Sport
“Dutch historian J. Huizinga argues in 'Homo Ludens' that a competition, in order to be interesting to the public, has to be perceived as fair.
There is a widespread perception, however, that the judging of FS is biased and that the results of competitions are often fixed.
[...] But the perception of bias and favoritism in the judging of skating persists; and it persists because, well, there is bias and favoritism in judging”
― Sequins and Scandals: Reflections on Figure Skating, Culture, and the Philosophy of Sport
There is a widespread perception, however, that the judging of FS is biased and that the results of competitions are often fixed.
[...] But the perception of bias and favoritism in the judging of skating persists; and it persists because, well, there is bias and favoritism in judging”
― Sequins and Scandals: Reflections on Figure Skating, Culture, and the Philosophy of Sport
“I was scared. Not of the writing – but of remembering. Of telling the truth about the moments I was still scared to speak about out loud. The drugs. The betrayal. The jail cell. The blood on the sheets. The men who hit me. The ones I went back to anyway. The shame. The silence. But I knew this was the right time. Because I finally didn’t care about being judged. I cared about being real. That was the day I realized – telling my story wasn’t about fixing the past. It was about finally letting it go.”
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“The natural course of my skating career, of my painting career, of my life, has always been to run against the current. If others are
going downstream, I’m going upstream, leaping over waterfalls... That is the nature of the beast within me. If people think that I do it for effect, the truth, on the contrary, is that I’m following - and always have - my natural inclination.”
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going downstream, I’m going upstream, leaping over waterfalls... That is the nature of the beast within me. If people think that I do it for effect, the truth, on the contrary, is that I’m following - and always have - my natural inclination.”
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“Everyone thinks Heath Rocha was my first love. He wasn't. My first love was figure skating.”
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