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At the time I started in ballet they were dancing 'The Spirit of Champagne' on pointe, in Paris. I thought, 'I don't want to dance the spirit of champagne, I want to drink it!
At the time I started in ballet they were dancing 'The Spirit of Champagne' on pointe, in Paris. I thought, 'I don't want to dance the spirit of champagne, I want to drink it!
Approximate author period: c. 1942 AD · modern
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- Martha Graham
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- Approximate author period: c. 1942 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Martha Graham: life dates 1894 to 1991. Wikidata Q487604, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q487604 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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