Katherine Dunham Quote

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"Quand tu as foi en quelque chose, c'est ta raison de vivre et de te battre pour cela"

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“You dance because you have to. Dance is an essential part of life that has always been with me”

Katherine Dunham

“I used to want the words “she tried” on my tombstone. Now I want “she did it””

“When you have faith in something, it’s your reason to be alive and to fight for it”

“I used to want the words ‘She tried’ on my tombstone. Now I want ‘She did it‘”

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