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

It's weird when you see pieces of choreography that were done for you 15 or 20 years ago and now they are being done by another dance company.

People of art should never get married and have children, because it's a selfish experience.

When I'm alone, I work sometimes with music, sometimes without and sometimes just listening to NPR.

What do dancers think of Fred Astaire? It's no secret. We hate him. He gives us a complex because he's too perfect. His perfection is an absurdity. It's too hard to face.

You cannot be happy with your family while being personally unhappy with your work. It's a Catch-22 kind of thing.

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