I Think Dancing Is A Man's Game

I Think Twyla [tharp] Has A Lot To Say. The Great Thing About Twyla Is That She Continues To Explore.

For A Ridiculous Analogy, Let's Take Purple Rain. If You Were To Put Purple Rain And The Sound Of Music On The Desk Of A Producer, He Or She Would Know That The Majority Of Moviegoers Would Rather Listen To Prince. Since They Are In The Business Of Making Money, No One Can Blame Them. But If It Ever Came To The Decision Of Making A Film Like That I'd Say, "no." They Are Very Easy Films To Make, Though. In Purple Rain There Is Nothing Complex About The Way That They Dance. Or Sing. It Would Be A Bit Boring For An Adult To Make That Film. It Just Wouldn't Test Their Métier.

My Mother Had Gotten A Job As A Receptionist At A Dancing School And Had The Idea That We Should Open Our Own Dancing School; We Did, And It Prospered.

If I Played A Tough Kid On The Street I Couldn't Go Out There And Get Into Fifth Position. I Had To Dance Like A Tough Kid On The Street.

I Miss The Romance. I Keep Saying This Over And Over Again, But Dance Follows Music. And If The Accent Today Is Percussion And Rhythm And Loudness, Then That Is The Way The Dance Numbers Will Be. But It Is Pretty Hard On Romance With Seven Guitars, Three Drums, And No Melody Instruments In The Band.