I know that most of the time I have to work overtime to do everything that I want to.

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 never knew I wanted to become a ballerina. I was discovered at the age of 13. I had a love for movement even though I had no exposure to dance other than what I saw in music videos, like hip-hop music videos. But I knew that I loved moving.

I believe I am yet to dance my favorite role, but I am pretty open to adapting to different characters. I would love to be Odette in Swan Lake one day. I think that would be the ultimate role.

I absolutely love what I do, and I want to dance for as long as I can and feel good about what I am putting out there on the stage.

Going on stage and transcending the audience and becoming this otherworldly thing makes you a dancer. It's not so black and white.

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.