I always, somehow, knew that I was going to dance. Twyla Tharp More Quotes by Twyla Tharp More Quotes From Twyla Tharp The great ones never take fundamentals for granted. Twyla Tharp great-onesgrantedfundamentals The rewards of dancing are very different from choreographing. Twyla Tharp rewardsdifferentdancing Never worry that rote exercises aimed at developing skills will suffocate creativity. At the same time, it's important to recognize that demonstrating great technique is not the same as being creative. Twyla Tharp creativityskillsexercise Confidence is a trait that has to be earned honestly and refreshed constantly; you have to work as hard to protect your skills as you did to develop them. . . The one thing that creative souls around the world have in common is that they all have to practice to maintain their skills. Art is a vast democracy of habit. Twyla Tharp skillspracticeart In the end all collaborations are love stories. Twyla Tharp collaborationlove-storystories When you stimulate your body, your brain comes alive in ways you can't simulate in a sedentary position. Twyla Tharp alivebodybrain What I do remember is visualization of the sound of music, seeing bodies in movement in relation to how music sounded, because my mother practiced at the keyboard a lot and I also went to her lessons. As a two year old, three year old I remember seeing things in movement. Twyla Tharp two-year-oldsmotheryears Creativity is more about taking the facts, fictions, and feelings we store away and finding new ways to connect them. Twyla Tharp creativityfeelingsfiction 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. Twyla Tharp trainingpianodancing Obligation is a flimsy base for creativity, way down the list behind passion, courage, instinct, and the desire to do something great. Twyla Tharp creativitypassiondesire With each piece I've completed I have worked to make it intact, and each of them has been an equal high. It's like children. A mother refuses to pick out one as a favorite, and I can't do any better with the dances. Twyla Tharp piecesmotherchildren That's what improvising is like for me. There's no tollbooth between my impulse and my action. Twyla Tharp improvisingimpulseaction To embrace luck, you have to enhance your tolerance for ambiguity. Twyla Tharp embracetoleranceluck Skill is how you close the gap between what you can see in your mind's eye and what you can produce; the more skill you have, the more sophisticated and accomplished your ideas can be. With absolute skill comes absolute confidence. Twyla Tharp skillseyeideas The more you fail in private, the less you will fail in public. Twyla Tharp failing The last two - distractions and fears - are the dangerous ones. They're the habitual demons that invade the launch of any project. No one starts a creative endeavor without a certain amount of fear; the key is to learn how to keep free-floating fears from paralyzing you before you've begun. When I feel that sense of dread, I try to make it as specific as possible. Twyla Tharp keyscreativetwo You double your intensity with skill. Twyla Tharp intensityskills A young person has to start making decisions for themselves at a much earlier age than an overbearing parent allows one. Twyla Tharp parentdecisionage While most people in the arts think they have to be constantly looking forward to be edgy and creative....the real secret of creativity is to go back and remember. Twyla Tharp creativityrealart Failing, and learning from it, is necessary. Unil you've done it, you're missing an important piece of your creative arsenal. Twyla Tharp importantcreativemissing
