Soviet regime in a way deprived me from my childhood in my homeland, because my father was in military, and after the Yalta agreement he was sent to teach in military academy in Riga, and I was born then.

The problem is not making up the steps but deciding which ones to keep.

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

I kind of lost interest in the classical dance. I was very much interested in the modern choreography.

I get speeding ticket like everybody else. If the restaurant is full I'm waiting in line like everybody else.

I think art education, especially in this country, which government pretty much ignores, is so important for young people.

I like the most provocative and most surprising partnerships on stage. Intensity and surprise.