Dancing is a gift. You are supposed to do it; it's like breathing.

I'm moved by contraries, by opposites, the strength that was my mother's eyes, the beauty of my father's hands.

Dancing is a gift. You are supposed to do it; it's like breathing.

I can't really hear the audience applause when I'm on stage. I'm totally immersed in the piece. But sometimes I get a lot of it and wonder, "Now, why did they applaud here?" If it's a white crowd, they usually applaud because they think it's a pretty movement. If it's a black crowd, it's usually because they identify with the message.

I believe in spirit and then I believe a manifestation of spirit is dance

We can go on talking about racism and who treated whom badly, but what are you going to do about it? Are you going to wallow in that or are you going to create your own agenda?

Learn the craft of knowing how to open your heart and to turn on your creativity. There's a light inside of you.