Dance is the hidden language of the soul

The quote frames dance as a form of communication that operates beneath ordinary speech: “hidden” suggests something intimate, pre-verbal, and difficult to articulate directly. By calling it the “language of the soul,” Graham implies that movement can convey authentic feeling, desire, and conflict with a directness that words may obscure or domesticate. The statement also elevates dance from entertainment to a serious expressive medium—one capable of revealing interior truths and forging empathy between performer and audience. In Graham’s aesthetic, the body becomes an instrument of meaning, and choreography a kind of embodied poetry.