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There are as many forms of memory as there are ways of perceiving, and every one of them is worth mining for inspiration.
Twyla Tharp
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Twyla Tharp
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: July 1
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Indiana
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Modern dancers should be doing things no one else is doing, and it should come from the gut.
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The great ones never take fundamentals for granted.
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In the end all collaborations are love stories.
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I have not wanted to intimidate audiences. I have not wanted my dancing to be an elitist form. That doesn't mean I haven't wanted it to be excellent.
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A dancer's life is all about repetition.
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Traveling the paths of greatness, even in someone else's footprints, is a vital means to acquiring skill.
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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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You may wonder which came first: the skill or the hard work. But that's a moot point. The Zen master cleans his own studio. So should you.
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Over time, as the daily routines become second nature, discipline morphs into habit.
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I'm often asked, 'Where do you get your ideas?' ...It's like asking, 'Where do you find air to breathe?' Ideas are all around you.
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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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Don’t sign on for more problems than you must. Resist the temptation to involve yourself in other people’s zones of expertise and responsibility. Monitor troublesome situations if you need to, but don’t insert yourself unless you’re running out of time and a solution is nowhere in sight. In short, stifle your inner control freak.
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The art of these Fifties movies was in sustaining forever the moment before sex.
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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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I was privileged to be able to study a year with Martha Graham, the last year she was teaching.
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Never worry that rote exercises aimed at developing skills will suffocate creativity. At the same time, it's important to recognize that demonstrating great technique is not the same as being creative.
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I don't believe in rushing and saying this is done and over with. That form of rebellion doesn't make sense to me. I've always attempted to familiarize myself with the traditions, and consider that a responsibility of the artist.
Twyla Tharp
I also had a will that let me eliminate everything that stood in the way of my becoming the best dancer I could be. By a gradual process... (I) had invested every bit of my dreams, my hopes, my energies in defining myself as a dancer.
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You can keep on chewing gum for ten hours, but after about a minute and a half you've got all the good out of it.
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Creativity is not just for artists. It's for businesspeople looking for a new way to close a sale it's for engineers trying to solve a problem it's for parents who want their children to see the world in more than one way.
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