I want to share the ballet world with everyone.

I think I always felt a connection to music and to movement. Growing up, I was surrounded by R&B and Hip-Hop, and the closest thing I could find to dance was gymnastics which I watched on TV.

When people meet me in person, they're usually surprised at how petite I am because there's just [an] idea that because I'm black I just look a certain way.

I just try to approach every opportunity on stage, as if it's my first time and my last time.

I'm a classical ballet dancer, and at the end of the day I want to be with American Ballet Theater, performing classical ballets.

The higher you go up in rank, usually the longer you can dance.

I think that training is the key, definitely, and I devoted my life to it.