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.

I know that I'll forever be involved in ballet. This is where my life was meant to be, and I don't see myself straying completely away, ever.

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

Without my mentors there is no Misty.

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.

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 shouldn't even be wearing a tutu. I don't have the right legs, my muscles are too big.