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

I definitely like to be natural and more relaxed and not wear a lot of makeup.

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.

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.

I haven’t come from the typical path or background of someone who would make it to this level as a ballerina. When it came to my childhood-growing up in a single-parent home, often struggling financially-my mother definitely instilled in me and my siblings this strength, this will, to just continue to survive and succeed.

I think anything that affects me in my personal life is going to help me be a better artist on stage.

The word "prodigy" was thrown around a lot, but I didn't understand what that meant, or the weight of it. It didn't really mean anything to me, until I was older and could look back on it.