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28 Days of Dance: Day 8 – “Aquarius” from “Hair” (1979)

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One of Twyla Tharp’s most widely seen works is the choreography she did for the film version of Hair in 1979. Here’s the opening number from the film, “Aquarius.” Tharp even gets the horses to dance.

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28 Days of Dance: Day 7 – Twyla Tharp’s “Movin’ Out” (2003)

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In 2002 Twyla Tharp teamed up with Billy Joel to create Movin’ Out, a dance theater piece that used Joel’s song catalog to create effect. Tharp won a 2003 Tony Award for her choreography. Tharp is back on Broadway next month with Come Fly Away, which will use the music of Frank Sinatra. Here’s a [...]

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