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It's very difficult to justify a profession as a dancer.

Twyla Tharp

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Twyla Tharp
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: July 1
Ballet Dancer
Choreographer
Dancer
Writer
Portland
Indiana
Difficult
Dancer
Justify
Profession
Dance

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