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There's an energy that comes through the release of tension that is laughter.
Twyla Tharp
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Twyla Tharp
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: July 1
Ballet Dancer
Choreographer
Dancer
Writer
Portland
Indiana
Release
Laughter
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Tension
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Just when you arrive at the apex of your skills, it's time to retire. But as it turned out, I decided that since it was the thing that I felt I did best, I owed it to all that be to pursue it.
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I'm not one who divides music, dance or art into various categories. Either something works, or it doesn't.
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I think that anyone who's pushed to do the very best that they can is privileged. It's a luxury.
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The only thing I fear more than change is no change. The business of being static makes me nuts.
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I don't think politicians should be allowed into power who are not familiar with their bodies, because that's where our bottom line is. And I know that they would make totally different decisions if they felt responsible simply for their own bodies.
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