Alvin Ailey

There was still no likelihood that we could make a living from dance. We were doing it because we loved it... We realized how full we felt; we were surrounded by music and dancing and joy. ↗

— Alvin Ailey

#love

To be who you are and become what you are capable of is the only goal worth living. ↗

— Alvin Ailey

#inspirational #inspirational

Choreography is mentally draining, but there's a pleasure in getting into the studio with the dancers and the music. ↗

— Alvin Ailey

#dancers #draining #getting #into #mentally

One of the processes of your life is to constantly break down that inferiority, to constantly reaffirm that I Am Somebody. ↗

— Alvin Ailey

#break #constantly #down #i #i am

Racism tears down your insides so that no matter what you achieve, you're not quite up to snuff. ↗

— Alvin Ailey

#down #insides #matter #quite #racism

Sometimes you feel bad about yourself when there's no reason to. ↗

— Alvin Ailey

#bad #feel #no reason #reason #sometimes

I always want more. ↗

— Alvin Ailey

#i #i always #more #want

The creative process is not controlled by a switch you can simply turn on or off; it's with you all the time. ↗

— Alvin Ailey

#creative #creative process #off #process #simply

I always want to have more dancers in my company. ↗

— Alvin Ailey

#company #dancers #i #i always #more

My feelings about myself have been terrible. ↗

— Alvin Ailey

#been #feelings #myself #terrible