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I was valedictorian. Did I enjoy going to school? I hated it. It wasn't a choice on my part, it was expected.

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