This is one of my favourite quotes, and it really captures everything I feel about dance and my practice.

"In the Indian tradition, dance is a means of gaining liberation through sadhana or the discipline required to perfect it. And it is in this constant attempt to express the core of all human emotion. from joy and passion to anger and fury, through the gestures and movements of the human body, that offers the path to creative and spiritual fulfilment."

- Shringara, by Alka Pande