Vyjayanthimala - Dance Quotes

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In those days, dances were dances and songs were songs. Film dances always had a semi-classical or folk element to them and songs were all about soul-stirring lyrics and haunting music. These days, they are more about technique and technology, often it's the camera that's dancing, the synthesiser that's singing. Not my cup of tea.

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My dances were not like today's, which have progressed with an Indian and Western combination or fusion which has become repetitive. You cannot tell one dance from the other. Everyone wants to be Michael Jackson. But I like some of them like that 'Radha kaise na jale' from Lagaan. I like classical stuff.

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I was surrounded by dance, music and religious chants, so it was that kind of a mood. Our family was very culturally-minded, especially my grandmother. She was also quite the disciplinarian. She made sure I practiced daily for hours.

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I think I was born to dance. That's what my grandmother told me. So it was always in my system.

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But first I was made to learn music, because music and dance go together. You can sing, but you can't dance without music...

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