I started my career as a singer in Japan, but left it all behind to focus on my dancing career.

Love is the one thing in life that makes everything worthwhile.

I started my career as a singer in Japan, but left it all behind to focus on my dancing career.

I wasn't a ballet baby. My first dance class was in an outdoor pavilion when I was three. It was called 'creative movement.' The teacher gave us chiffon scarves in beautiful colors. She turned on some music and said, 'Now go dance.' So for me, dance has always been about self-expression.

I come from a dancing background, and I know it's stereotypical, but I would dance because I wasn't comfortable speaking to people.

I'm very lucky because I love fruit and to this day, that has saved me because I'd much rather have fruit than cookies.

My mother, on Sundays, used to prepare things to use during the week, like freshly made broth. It wasn't chicken stock or pasta sauces. She always made her own homemade pasta. So, the amount of dedication that goes into what these people used to do - it was a long time ago but you come to appreciate the hard work and the care about little things.