Dance is the most fundamental of all art forms.
From Twyla Tharp
I don't mean this, but I'm going to say it anyway. I don't really think of pop art and serious art as being that far apart.
At the ballet classes I took when I first came to New York, I would see great dancers like Cynthia Gregory and Lupe Serrano. I would look at them and study what they could do, and what I couldn't do. And then I'd think maybe they should try what I could do.
My father always said, 'I don't care if you're a ditch digger, as long as you're the best ditch digger in the world.'
To survive, you've got to keep wheedling your way. You can't just sit there and fight against odds when it's not going to work. You have to turn a corner, dig a hole, go through a tunnel - and find a way to keep moving.
I look for dancers who have all the technique in the world. But they must be dancers who are open-minded, who are willing to forget that they know anything. They also have to be gorgeous; they must have a clear image of themselves and strong personalities.
The ballet needs to tell its own story in such a way it can be received without having to be translated into language.
To make real change, you have to be well anchored - not only in the belief that it can be done, but also in some pretty real ways about who you are and what you can do.
I had always seen myself as a star; I wanted to be a galaxy.
In dreams, anything can be anything, and everybody can do. We can fly, we can turn upside down, we can transform into anything.
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