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EDITOR'S BLOG
Twyla Tharp Honored
Kirsten Spearman / Dec 17, 2008
I recently stumbled across news about legendary choreographer Twyla Tharp receiving the Kennedy Center Honors. I’m amazed by her career, which spans more than 45 years, and the discipline she has maintained throughout it. The vivacious 67-year-old choreographer begins each day with an intense routine that includes ballet exercises, curl-ups, crunches and 75 push-ups. She then heads to the studio to work with her company for seven to eight hours a day, six days a week. Her workaholic tendencies have dancers less than half her age struggling to keep up with her.
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