“People have always asked me why I chose to be a dancer. I did not choose. I was chosen. I was chosen to be a dancer, and with that I live all my life. When a young dancer of mine asks me if she should be a dancer, I always answer, ‘If you have to ask, then the answer is no.’ Only if there is one way to make life vivid for yourself and for …showed first 75 words of 1646 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1646 total…Company is still a vital force and can be seen in residence in New York City and on tour. Graham’s personal technique has become part of the common vocabulary of dancers everywhere, and many of her works are still American masterpieces. Martha Graham once said that "The center of the stage is where I am." Today, over seventy years after her realization of modern dance, Martha Graham is still the center of the stage.