You gotta be careful about the elbows, and people are packed in. And it takes an effort, it takes a conscious effort, to continue moving forward and demanding a little more space than taking a little less space. “Look, I say it in many different ways, many different times in the book: We're lazy. On fighting the human tendency to sit still It was up to everybody else on their own time to figure out whether they wanted to smile or not. Somehow at a young age, I did not understand those dense, complicated maneuvers and just decided this was not a life that I wanted to pursue. What is your intention? Now it is also true the Rockets are in the business of entertainment, and that for the most part, the public would rather see happy people on stage than not happy people on stage. That to me is an imposition on what one really has of your own, which is your intention. “They say, 'Young lady, you really dance very well’ - indicating, ‘You can have this job’ - 'but could you smile?' And indicates to me that really, I don't want that job. On when she auditioned for the Rockettes as a young dancer You might as well start somewhere like here and now.” A lot of folks wait for when they know exactly how to do something or when they're an expert or competent. “The little moves become big moves and big moves become little moves. But that the body, if it's tended, is going to do better with those obstacles than if you just let it go its own way and hang out in a corner somewhere and not exercise. It's the basis upon which all calisthenics operates, and it is … a measure of the simple fact that you will find obstacles no matter what age you are. “Find another object, anything, a wall, the floor and just push as hard as you possibly can for as long as you possibly can. “So I keep wanting to ask even very small questions.” Interview Highlights “I find nothing to be worse than the restlessness that comes of feeling bored,” she says. Tharp, whose morning routine includes marching to John Philip Sousa, says curiosity is what keeps her moving. There may be a lot of pain in the body, but the body can still move against itself and have some indication that it is alive and that from there it can move forward.” “There may not be a great deal of strength in the body. You don't want to ask if it's something that it's incapable of, but the only way to know what you can do is to try,” she says. Tharp is also fighting against the notion that getting older obligates us to recede, and she writes about all of this in her new book, " Keep It Moving: Lessons for the Rest of Your Life." She advocates for taking the stairs and says we should take up space and push against things by doing isometric exercises. When Tharp is waiting for the subway in New York, she’ll go over dance routines with subtle movements, a process dancers call marking. She choreographed the films “Hair” and “Amadeus,” won a Tony Award for the Billy Joel musical, “Movin’ Out,” picked up two Emmys and countless other awards. The 78-year-old dance icon has created more than 150 dances for her own company as well as the New York City Ballet, the Paris Opera Ballet and the Danish Ballet. "Keep It Moving: Lessons for the Rest of Your Life" by Twyla Tharp (Allison Hagan/Here & Now) This article is more than 3 years old.
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