Twyla Tharp

After completing this week’s reading assignments for Twyla Tharp Creative Habit so far I think it’s interesting.  Being a non creative person most of the concepts she talks about are all foreign to me.  Such as you can do exercises to get your creative juices flowing, she also talks about things that block creativity.  When I say I’m not creative I have a hard time thinking outside of the box and drawing was never one of my strong skills.  On the other hand I relate to her in some ways because she is a dancer/ choreographer, I've danced since I was two years old and now I assistant teach two classes on Saturday mornings.  However I couldn't imagine creating my own numbers and teaching them to students, that’s why I’m still an assistant.  After reading the first few chapters of Twyla Tharp a lot of my misconceptions were cleared up.  For instance I always thought someone who was good at drawing would be just as good at sculpting or pottery which is wrong.  She also goes back to the question of natural ability or practice.  In her research and professional opinion she believes there is no such thing as natural talent.  Using Mozart as a example he was not just a natural musical genius he practiced so much his hand were deformed by the time he was twenty eight.  Twyla Tharp makes a lot of good points in her book one of them being that having rituals is vital to leading a healthy life.  Because having a ritual makes you do the specific task that you know you should do but sometimes feel too lazy to get it done.  I find this to be very true in my life.  I try to go to the gym six times a week and the days where I usually go but didn't that day I find myself eating unhealthy things and more lazy in general.