"I would have to challenge the term, modern dance. I don't really use that term in relation to my work. I simply think of it as dancing. I think of it as moving."

Work, Dance, Challenge, Dancing

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"I would have to challenge the term, modern dance. I don't really use that term in relation to my work. I simply think of it as dancing. I think of it as moving."

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"Optimism with some experience behind it is much more energizing than plain old experience with a certain degree of cynicism."

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