Once I became a professional, maybe 19 or 20, I really started to try to figure out who I was, as a woman and as an individual.

I'm definitely very careful about the things that I want to be a part of, but it's also important for me to get dance out there to more people.

I shouldn't even be wearing a tutu. I don't have the right legs, my muscles are too big.

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.

My first ballet class was on a basketball court. I'm in my gym clothes and my socks trying to do this thing called ballet.

Going on stage and doing ballet, for the first time, was even more verification of, "This is what I'm meant to do. This is what I'm going to do. I'm going to make it somehow."

I don't believe in dieting, I don't believe in having certain moments in your life where you're healthy and then moments when you're like, "I'm going to eat whatever I want." It's just finding what works for your body and always eating healthy.