UCDA Spring 2026 Book Club

Registration for Meeting 1 — February 26, 2026

UCDA Book Club meets virtually over three meetings to discuss a single book. Each meeting has a separate registration form for attendance. For the best experience, we recommend participating in all three meetings, but it is not required. You must be a current UCDA member to participate in UCDA Book Club.

Spring 2026 Book:
"The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use it for Life"
by Twyla Tharp

Dates: 
First Meeting: Thursday, February 26
Second Meeting: Thursday, March 12
Third Meeting: Thursday, March 26
Time: 11 AM-12 PM (Central) / 12 PM-1 PM (Eastern)
Location: Zoom

A meeting link will be sent via email once you register. The link is the same for all three meetings. Open to UCDA Members only. Registration ends at midnight (Central) the day before the event. 

Be sure to register for all three meetings:

Registration for Meeting 2: March 12
Registration for Meeting 3: March 26

"The Creative Habit" by Twyla Tharp

One of the world’s leading creative artists, choreographers, and creator of the smash-hit Broadway show, Movin’ Out, shares her secrets for developing and honing your creative talents—at once prescriptive and inspirational. All it takes to make creativity a part of your life is the willingness to make it a habit. It is the product of preparation and effort and is within reach of everyone. Whether you are a painter, musician, businessperson, or simply an individual yearning to put your creativity to use, The Creative Habit provides you with thirty-two practical exercises based on the lessons Twyla Tharp has learned in her remarkable thirty-five-year career. (Description via Amazon)

About the Author
Twyla Tharp, one of America’s greatest choreographers began her career in 1965, and has created more than 130 dances for her company as well as for the Joffrey Ballet, the New York City Ballet, the Paris Opera Ballet, London’s Royal Ballet, Denmark’s Royal Ballet, and American Ballet Theatre. She has won two Emmy Awards for television’s Baryshnikov by Tharp, and a Tony Award for the Broadway musical Movin’ Out. The recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, she was inducted into the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in 1993 and was made an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1997. She holds nineteen honorary degrees, most recently from Harvard University. She lives and works in New York City.