Twyla Tharp
Twyla Tharp
Twyla Tharpis an American dancer, choreographer, and author who lives and works in New York City. In 1966, she formed her own company Twyla Tharp Dance. Her work often utilizes classical music, jazz, and contemporary pop music...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDancer
Date of Birth1 July 1941
CityPortland, IN
CountryUnited States of America
lying action can-do
There is obviously a power and a truth in action that doesn't lie, which words easily can do.
fun moving knowing
This is the hard part. Knowing and admitting a problem are not the same as solving it. But executing a solution is also the fun part, because the solution save you and gets you moving again.
stars wanted galaxy
I had always seen myself as a star; I wanted to be a galaxy.
people inspired academic
In terms of individuals who actually inspired me, very few of the academic people that I had access to had that power over me. Maybe it's simply because I wasn't that committed to geometry.
blessing secret limits
Limits are a secret blessing, and bounty can be a curse.
passion littles use
Living had little use for me other than how it could be funneled into dance.
practice perfect practice-makes-perfect
Perfect practice makes perfect.
dancer modern should
Modern dancers should be doing things no one else is doing, and it should come from the gut..
failing
The more you fail in private, the less you will fail in public.
skills intensity
You double your intensity with skill.
creativity crafts kidding-yourself
You're only kidding yourself if you put creativity before craft.
eye skills ideas
Skill is how you close the gap between what you can see in your mind's eye and what you can produce; the more skill you have, the more sophisticated and accomplished your ideas can be. With absolute skill comes absolute confidence.
tolerance luck embrace
To embrace luck, you have to enhance your tolerance for ambiguity.
action impulse improvising
That's what improvising is like for me. There's no tollbooth between my impulse and my action.