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Movement never lies. It is a barometer telling the state of the soul's weather to all who can read it.

Martha Graham

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Martha Graham
Age: 96 †
Born: 1894
Born: May 11
Died: 1991
Died: April 1
Artist
Ballet Dancer
Ballet Master
Choreographer
Costume Designer
Dancer
Music Pedagogue
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Martha Grehem
Movement
Barometer
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Chakra
Lying
Dancer
Read
Weather
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Dancing
Soul
Telling
Never
Dance
Lies

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