I had no idea what I was walking into, and the years and years of hard work it would take. I felt like an outsider and like it was never going to happen. But even if I would have known, I think I still would have done it. Dancers are perfectionists, and that's what keeps us going and growing.

I remind myself everyday just how lucky I am to do what I love! I feel so fortunate and I'm just trying to take my life one day at a time.

You can dream big and it doesn't matter what you look like, where you come from.

I will never be the best dancer or artist. I will be growing until the day I retire.

The path to your success is not as fixed and inflexible as you think.

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

It takes a lot of money to be a part of the ballet world. Both the training and the supplies are expensive, the shoes, the leotards and the tights.