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I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself.

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The more injuries you get, the smarter you get.

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When a body moves, it's the most revealing thing. Dance for me a minute, and I'll tell you who you are.

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I like to go to anybody else's birthday, and if I'm invited I'm a good guest. But I never celebrate my birthdays. I really don't care.

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Your body actually reminds you about your age and your injuries - the body has a stronger memory than your mind.

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The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure.

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Dancers are made, not born.

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I found that dance, music, and literature is how I made sense of the world... it pushed me to think of things bigger than life's daily routines... to think beyond what is immediate or convenient.

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I was very restless. I really wanted to be a part of a kind of a progressive society. I was fed up with these Communist doctrines and you were hassled all the time with members of the Party committee who were KGB, what you have to do, where in the West you can go or not to go.

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To achieve some depth in your field requires a lot of sacrifices. Want to or not, you're thinking about what you're doing in life-in my case, dancing.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Dancer

Born: January 27th, 1948

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