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For most dancers, going to the edge artistically means throwing caution to the wind and becoming totally and unapologetically vulnerable. It demands reaching down into the inner depths of your soul, the dancer, grabbing onto that thing that has sustained you through your career, lighting it on fire, and watching it burn.

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