The Russian people get so insanely close to each other as friends. Their lives are interrelated so much on an everyday basis.

When I see people on the street, I look at how they walk. It's like a signature, a fingerprint.

He [Astaire] was not a sexual animal, but he made his partners look so extraordinarily related to him.

It doesn't matter how high you lift your leg. The technique is about transparency, simplicity, making an earnest attempt.

You see, dancers are quite mature people because they start performing so early. They become professionals when they start to take everyday classes.

I adored my mother, and I will always have extraordinary memories about her and remember her, and she opened the doors for me to appreciate arts.

I never liked dance photography; it's very flat, and dance photography in the studio looks very contrived.