There are muscles that we have in our feet that most human beings don't even know that we have. The strength that we have is so detailed.

Ballet found me. I was discovered by a teacher in middle school. I always danced, my whole life. I never had any training, never was exposed to seeing dance, but I always had something inside of me.

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.

I never experienced getting nervous on stage. I think I was most comfortable there.

The best piece of advice that I remember probably on a daily basis is to accept everything about me that is different. That is what makes me special.

What makes people and companies and artistic directors and choreographers interested in working with dancers is the ability to kind of let go of everything you think you know and be a blank canvas.

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