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I don't think that scheduling is uncreative. I think that structure is required for creativity.

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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Uncreative
Scheduling
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