Twyla's Heart for Dance

When looking at all of the works that Twyla Tharp has worked on in her career thus far as really made an impact on the dance world that we see today. Her contribution to dance has not only been seen on stage performed by a modern, jazz, and ballet companies, but has also been seen in film and Broadway. She has opened the door for many artist to show that they can do more than one style of work and can share their love and talents with many throughout the world. She has not only worked in the United States but in Europe and Australia as well. Her work has many different aspects to it. She used a lot of space, partnering, entering and exiting for the stage, and so much more. Her work has similar technical styles in all of her work, but she using all forms of music, props, lighting, and costuming to make everything unique and creative in her own way. Twyla’s work can be described to have a more gestural, corky, twist to her movement. She uses many jumps and leaps for her dancers, yet you can still see the classical movement within her works. They pieces that she has done can really show what was going on in the time through her movement like the disco style in "The Golden Section", and the ballroom style and partner dancing in the "Sinatra Suite" with Mikhail Baryshnikov. Her work has inspired so many companies throughout the world that is why it is still being set on companies and still inspiring many young artist like myself.