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Rachel Norton's avatar

This essay is so damn good, Martha!! Can't help sharing that it's been an emotional ballet season for me. I just saw my still-beloved classic NYC Ballet Nutcracker and then saw my granddaughter Eva with one of the youngest dancer-cohorts in the very non-traditional Berkeley Ballet Theater 'Nutcracker Bird.' And now I'm contemplating getting back into class myself at an arthritic age 73. Am I completely crazy!? I love picturing you in the wings of The Joyce handing Misha his towel!

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Erin Shetron's avatar

"At the barre we are chopping wood and carrying water, no reward for our efforts in sight, just a daily reminder of imperfection and failure in the quest for transcendence." goddamn, Martha

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