You're always working to improve, and you're always being critiqued on your next performance. It's not about what you've done. There's always room to grow.

You can do anything you want, even if you are being told negative things.stay strong and find motivation.

My goal has always been to be a principal dancer with ABT.

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.

Physical fears change and shift depending on the role and depending on the mindset I'm in.

I know that most of the time I have to work overtime to do everything that I want to.

I ended up training only for four years before I was accepted into American Ballet Theater in New York City.