nPostednon July 1, 2013
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nWhatncan you do with your life when you are named after a Pig Princess?
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nThen89th Annual Muncie Fair in Indiana crowned a “PignPrincess” (as in every other year)—this particular year a womannnamed Twila Thornburg. This was the crowning glory of Ms. Thornburg’snlife, so we won’t be mentioning her again.
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nAnlittle baby girl born on this date in 1941 was named Twyla after thatnPig Princess.
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nAndnTwyla Tharp grew up to become a famous dancer and choreographer!
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nAlthoughnshe was born on a farm in Indiana, Tharp grew up close to where Inlive, in Rialto, California. She worked hard as a kid. Her mom hadnher take a lot of lessons after school:
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ballet
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n piano
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n drum
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n viola
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n violin
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n German
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nn French
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nUmmm!!!
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nAlso,nTharp worked at the family business, a drive-in movie theater, fromnage 8 on.
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nAndnshe probably worked hard on schoolwork, because she went to PomonanCollege (which is even closer to where I live! Just down the street,nreally!) – and that college is pretty hard to get into.
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nTharpnkept taking dance classes all that time, and when moved to New YorknCity, she was able to study with some really important dancers andnchoreographers.
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Anhuge contribution that Tharp made to dance as a choreographer,nherself, is the crossover ballet. She merged ballet with jazz,nmodern, and ballroom dance—and this style became very popular. Somenof Tharp’s shows are based on popular music by bands and singers suchnas the Beach Boys and Bob Dylan. I got to see a great Tharp showncalled Movin’ Out, with dances set to the music and lyrics ofnBilly Joel. n
Anhuge contribution that Tharp made to dance as a choreographer,nherself, is the crossover ballet. She merged ballet with jazz,nmodern, and ballroom dance—and this style became very popular. Somenof Tharp’s shows are based on popular music by bands and singers suchnas the Beach Boys and Bob Dylan. I got to see a great Tharp showncalled Movin’ Out, with dances set to the music and lyrics ofnBilly Joel. nn
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nAlsonon this date:
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n Independence Day in Burundi
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nCanadanDay
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nAnniversarynof the first public zoo in the US
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nPlannahead:
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nChecknout my Pinterest pages onnJulynholidays, historicalnanniversaries in July, and Julynbirthdays.
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nAndnhere are my Pinterest pages on August holidays, historical anniversaries in August, and August birthdays.
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