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Dance is communication, and so the great challenge is to speak clearly, beautifully and with inevitability.

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
Challenge
Communication
Dance
Challenges
Speak
Inevitability
Great
Beautifully
Clearly
Dancing

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