Lecture VII
GA 276/1923-05-18/p044
·1923-05-18
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English
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The art of dancing arises when language is forgotten altogether, when the will manifests so strongly it forces the soul to surrender and follow the movement-suggesting body. The art of the dance is sweeping ecstatic gesture.
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