The freedom I experienced as a dance major in college gave me so much, but the reality of being in school is that you are still forced to work under restrictions.

[Dancing] was just a nice way of expressing myself, listening to music, and being able to move around and be free, but also really learning something. It was just a nice balance of training and expressing yourself at the same time.

I definitely listened to Lauryn Hill - her's was like the first album I bought myself. Brandy's Never Say Never and Lauryn Hill's The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill were always in rotation for a couple of years.

I was also just strong and quick - it wasn't hard for me to learn how to dance. I was a natural at it.

There are probably still people that are competitive with each other, but I don't feel that's necessary. I like when we lift each other up.

Transformation comes in a lot of different forms, but going natural really helped me love myself.

I remember just looking at this lioness, she was staring at me, and we just had this weird connection.