To be able to make decisions and see them come to fruition and feel the excitement around them, what it generates within the company, how the artists get motivated — that's the most rewarding part; feeling I can be a catalyst for an artistic experience for our artists and for the public.

It's a time to reflect and appreciate all the contributions that others have made to my career and my life. My vision is nothing that hasn't been gleaned or understood from watching and working with so many people I admire before me.

Friday night is our date night. We really carve out time for each other.

Dancers, like all performing artists, like nothing better than to be challenged.

When I grow up I am going to be a ballerina. I will be in Giselle. It will be so much fun being a ballerina.

What's a dancer's worst enemy? Sometimes it's age, but sometimes it's the dancer themselves.

You're terrified that nothing will ever give you the fulfillment that dancing has given you.