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I'm willing to be regarded as a tyrant to keep my vision intact.

Twyla Tharp

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Twyla Tharp
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: July 1
Ballet Dancer
Choreographer
Dancer
Writer
Portland
Indiana
Tyranny
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Vision
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