I don't go to a gym, I don't do yoga. I don't do personal training.

Dances have a second and third life. You feel they are never ready. They always have a chance for another life.

I cannot belong to a nonprofit organization because when you receive grants, you have to make such great compromises with your artistic plans.

Dance is one of the most revealing art forms.

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 have some Russian friends. But probably only 10 percent. I don't hang out usually in the big Russian communities in Brooklyn and New Jersey.

I read Russian literature a lot.