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

Take advantage of the resources around you and the relationships you build!

I think that I'm so fortunate to have found classical ballet. It completely changed my life and it shaped the person that I am today, on and off the stage.

Hopefully, I'll be a part of ABT, in some way, forever. I think I'll always be a part of ballet and try to push diversity, for as long as I live.

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.

I learned how to communicate and articulate myself from ballet. It's just insane to me, when they don't think of that as a part of our education.