I also use that centering process I mentioned as a way to focus my mind and connect it to my physical body. I feel that when we are aware of our physical bodies, we become more aware of how we exist on the earth and more considerate of others with whom we share the earth.

When I first came USA, I didn't feel this was my home. This was where I was studying, and then my home was now rejecting me.

I came to the United States in 1981 as a student.When I left, I was totally the most beloved little flower in China and so it was an outrage basically.

Love for me is comfort. I feel most loved and most capable of giving love when I am around people or in places that make me comfortable.

Every dancer has injuries, and your injury could happen that season that you were getting that one part that you've wanted to do your whole career. So you have to appreciate every single moment until it happens.

I think people don't often realize how much goes into being a male dancer. It's athletic and it's hard. It's not just men wearing tights, or wanting to be around women.

You never want to be pigeonholed into something and have people think, "Oh, that's the guy we call for this particular thing."