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Agnes de Mille Ballet Dancer

  • Gender: Female
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Sep 18, 1905
  • Died: Oct 7, 1993

Agnes George de Mille (September 18, 1905 - October 7, 1993) was an American dancer and choreographer.

Agnes de Mille was born in New York City into a well-connected family of theater professionals. Her father William C. deMille and her uncle Cecil B. DeMille were both Hollywood directors. She was the granddaughter of economist Henry George.

A good education is usually harmful to a dancer. A good calf is better than a good head. education

To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful. This is power, it is glory on earth and it is yours for the taking. power

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There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 wisdom & wit from John Millington Synge

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Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 other quotes from William Butler Yeats

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