In '74 it was really a very gloomy atmosphere, I would say, to put it mildly.

I was not extremely patriotic about Mother Russia. I played their game, pretending. You have to deal with, you know, party people, KGB. Horrifying.

Nobody else in the world has a form like the Native American musical, and Americans should be very proud.

If your only dance experience is the Nutcracker, it will be a shock; hopefully shocking in a good way.

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

Dance is one of the most revealing art forms.

I am not the first straight dancer or the last.