Judith Jamison
Judith Jamison
Judith Ann Jamisonis an American dancer and choreographer, best known as the Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDancer
Date of Birth10 May 1943
CityPhiladelphia, PA
CountryUnited States of America
alive dance dancer dancers hit love miss soon
As long as there are dancers around who love to dance, there will be an Alvin Ailey American Dance Company. We miss him so much, but he's alive as soon as you see a dancer hit the stage.
evolve interested time
I was only interested in the look, not the time of day. And how things would evolve for the young people.
choosing trying
I'm very smart when it comes to choosing dancers and trying to show the world that there's a whole lot of dancing going on.
people
If people all over the world, year after year, request that you do 'Revelations,' you do 'Revelations.'
classical opera played sang
He played classical piano, sang opera and was a carpenterall as an amateur. But what he did was extraordinary.
believe god guides life mentors path spiritual time
I believe God has a path for me. He's always had a path for me, and I've always been in the right place at the right time - not because of my efforts, but because of my preparation and because of the guides that I have, the mentors that I have, the spiritual walkers that I've had all my life.
believe
I believe in being prepared. I'm going to say that. Pray, prepare, proceed.
supposed time
I could say now at 66, yeah, I was a fabulous dancer. I was really terrific, you know. But I was always present. I was present. I was supposed to be where I was supposed to be at the time I was supposed to be.
bigger extend physical
Dancing is bigger than the physical body. Think bigger than that. When you extend your arm, it doesn't stop at the end of your fingers, because you're dancing bigger than that. You're dancing spirit.
Dancers use their bodies in extraordinary ways, so we are chronically pre-arthritic, because of how we use our muscles and our bones.
call
Don't call me a star. Call me a dancer.
strive
Strive for perfection. Nobody's going to be perfect on this earth. But strive for perfection.
life
I've had a really charmed life, you know. Things always come to me - they just do.
born catch everybody felt street wondering
At 10, I could walk down the street and see over everybody's head. I don't remember being little or having to look up at people. I think I was born 5 feet 10. It's not that I felt especially tall. I was wondering when everybody else was going to catch up.