I want to know who you are as a person, and then I want you to develop as a whole human being.

Dance is not endangered - it will always find a way to express itself.

Dance is bigger than the physical body. When you extend your arm, it doesn't stop at the end of your fingers, because you're dancing bigger than that; you're dancing spirit.

Once you've danced, you always dance. You can't deny the gifts that God sends your way

I felt the naivete of a child in my dancing. I cherished that feeling. I had what I call a knowledgeable naivete, and it worked for me.

I haven't had a family, but I don't think of that as a sacrifice: my dancers are my family.

I've danced all over the world, and people are people. We cannot cut off from each other in life. In order to lead, you can't do that.