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Balletonomics

Marginal Utility Theory as it Pertains to Performing Pirouettes
Where the choreography calls for a triple pirouette, the incremental intensity of the dancer’s joy in performing 4, 5 or more revolutions will increase at a lesser rate than the incremental intensity of the dancer's pain if he performs only 2 revolutions or 1 or falls on his buttsy.

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