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Creativity is a habit, and the best creativity is a result of good work habits.

Twyla Tharp

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Twyla Tharp
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: July 1
Ballet Dancer
Choreographer
Dancer
Writer
Portland
Indiana
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Art
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I was privileged to be able to study a year with Martha Graham, the last year she was teaching.
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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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