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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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Portland
Indiana
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dance is simply the refinement of human movement - walking, running, and jumping. We are all experts. There should be no art form more accessible than dance, yet no art is more mystifying in the public imagination.
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Solitude is an unavoidable part of creativity. Self-reliance is a happy by-product.
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The formal education that I received made little sense to me.
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I'm willing to be regarded as a tyrant to keep my vision intact.
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Creativity is a habit, and the best creativity is a result of good work habits.
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I was interested in becoming a show dancer, for which I tried, but I'm not tall enough.
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