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Twyla Tharp, Collaborationist

By Val Zavala
December 8, 2009
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She's a dancer. A choreographer. An entrepreneur. And an impresario.

She's gotten there by working with people. Collaborating. With organizations, communities, and other artists.

Twyla Tharp came to Los Angeles this week to promote her new book, The Collaborative Habit: Life Lessons for Working Together. I went to see her at a breakfast sponsored by Drucker School of Management, where she shared some of her tips for working with others.

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