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Ann Reinking's Tony Acceptance Speech: "Thank
you very much. This is such a curious thing to do, to want to be a dancer for the rest of
your life and realize you can't.. be a dancer for the rest of your life. But its a .....
its a thing that dancers must do it's sort-of an un-written law and we're supposed to pass
on what we know and give back. I can't thank you enough for this opportunity (applause). I
have very special friends in my life and people who have loved me and been good to me. I
thank all of them, I thank my friend Debi McWaters, Lee Gross, and my dear husband Peter
and.... I have a cold I'm really not crying (laughter). I thank everybody in the show.
...This is a collaborative effort and without it we cannot exist and I thank the
opportunity to give back. I thank my teachers I thank the one man who stood up for me so
many times. THIS ONE'S FOR YOU BOBBY!"
-Ann Reinking
Tony Awards
June 1, 1997