I never studied with Balanchine, but his work was very important to me. Twyla Tharp balanchineimportantstudy Change image and share on social
Kids should be encouraged to compete. Twyla Tharp competeencouragekid Change image and share on social
I had always seen myself as a star; I wanted to be a galaxy. Twyla Tharp galaxystarwant Change image and share on social
I'm not interested in seeing dance die. It's not to my advantage. Nor is it to our culture's advantage or anybody else's. Twyla Tharp advantageculturedance Change image and share on social
Modern dancers should be doing things no one else is doing, and it should come from the gut. Twyla Tharp dancergutmodern Change image and share on social
Broadway has some very tight expectations as to what a show is. Twyla Tharp broadwayexpectationshow Change image and share on social
I feel I can handle the architecture of dance as well as anybody. Twyla Tharp architecturedancefeel Change image and share on social
There is a moral dimension, for me, in anything that's any good. Twyla Tharp dimensiongoodmoral Change image and share on social
The necessity to constantly turn in an excellent performance, to be absolutely wedded to this dedication and this ideal means that as a child you're going to pay for it personally. Twyla Tharp absolutelychildconstantly Change image and share on social
My mother was a dominant force in my life. She had a very specific idea about education, which was: you should know everything about everything. It was quite simple. There was no exclusivity, and there really was no judgment. Twyla Tharp dominanteducationexclusivity share on social