Concert dance is the hardest kind of dance. We tour constantly, around the world, year in and year out. It just doesn't work for everybody. It's the lifestyle, it's the stamina, it's the love, it's the dedication, it's the commitment, it's all those words.

People come to see beauty, and I dance to give it to them.

Maybe its a generational thing, but I never wanted to be the best black dancer in the world. I just wanted to be the best.

The first time I started choreographing was in the dark, in my living room, with the lights completely out, to some popular music on the radio. I put the radio on full blast and I started moving. I didn't know what it looked like. I didn't want to see it... I had to start in the dark.

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.

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

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