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Dancing is like bank robbery, it takes split-second timing.

Twyla Tharp

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Twyla Tharp
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: July 1
Ballet Dancer
Choreographer
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I think that anyone who's pushed to do the very best that they can is privileged. It's a luxury.
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