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I often say that in making dances I can make a world where I think things are done morally, done democratically, done honestly.

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I started formal piano training when I was 4. From there I had little violas, and I had dancing lessons of every sort and description, and painting lessons. I had German. And shorthand.

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I think people want very much to simplify their lives enough so that they can control the things that make it possible to sleep at night.

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I think that anyone who's pushed to do the very best that they can is privileged. It's a luxury.

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I thought I had to make an impact on history. I had to become the greatest choreographer of my time. That was my mission. Posterity deals with us however it sees fit. But I gave it 20 years of my best shot.

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I was privileged to be able to study a year with Martha Graham, the last year she was teaching.

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In those days, male dancers were a rarer breed than women. as they are still today, A good male dancer, one as strong as we were, was very difficult to come by if you couldn't afford to pay them.

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It is extremely arrogant and very foolish to think that you can ever outwit your audience.

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It was not until I had graduated from college that I made a professional commitment to it. Frankly, I didn't think it wise. I was my own interior parental force, and it's very difficult to justify a profession as a dancer.

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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.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Dancer

Born: July 1st, 1941

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