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Moments While Rewatching "Center Stage" I Was Overwhelmed With The Desire To Touch My Own Toes

Moments While Rewatching "Center Stage" I Was Overwhelmed With The Desire To Touch My Own Toes

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Daniel Lavery
Oct 06, 2018
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For a roughly three-year period between the ages of 13 and 15, I think I watched Center Stage at my friend Emily’s house an average of once a week. Everyone who lived through the decade can pinpoint the moment the ‘90s ended for them. For me, it was when Zoë Saldana angrily tucked two strands of hair behind her ears at the barre, in the ballerina’s equi…

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