Dancing is the loftiest, the most moving, the most beautifu… - Havelock Ellis

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Dancing is the loftiest, the most moving, the most beautiful of the arts, because it is no mere translation or abstraction from life; it is life itself.

Havelock Ellis

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Havelock Ellis (February 2, 1859 – July 8, 1939) was a British doctor, sexual psychologist and social reformer.

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Birth Name: Henry Havelock Ellis

Alternative Names: H. Havelock Ellis

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