Dancers aren't made of their technique, but their passion.

If you want to understand a nation, look at its dances and listen to its folk songs - don't pay any attention to its politicians.

Then I did the simplest thing in the world. I leaned down... and kissed him. And the world cracked open.

My heroines are part of me and my heroes are part of what I'd like to know.

To make up a dance, I still need, as I needed then, a pot of tea, walking space, privacy and an idea.

The choreographic process is exhausting. It happens on one's feet after hours of work, and the energy required is roughly the equivalent of writing a novel and winning a tennis match simultaneously.

When I dance I am really meditating rather then performing for an audience. I am completely absorbed by the music and the steps I choose to respond to the music.