If you dance, you dance because you have to. Every dancer hurts, you know.

Go within every day and find the inner strength so that the world will not blow your candle out

Frequently producers have partners that they never let the public know about.

We don't intend to always keep this necessarily African oriented. Originally I had hoped to have African American Indian of this area, and the Appalachian of this area, but at the same time, just as we have the Haitian room, we will always have room for another exhibit.

I used to want the words 'She tried' on my tombstone. Now I want 'She did it.'

So many dancers paint. I used to paint. I started again recently. While I was dancing, I was very busy with my career. Start something else that makes use of your creative ability because if you don't you will die inside as a person.

In knowing how to overcome little things, a centimeter at a time, gradually when bigger things come, you're prepared.