You can do anything you want, even if you are being told negative things.stay strong and find motivation.

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.

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 try my best to really think about things before I react and respond.

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.

It's really amazing that I was discovered and that I've been given these great opportunities to travel the world and work with amazing artists. I'm very blessed.

What makes people and companies and artistic directors and choreographers interested in working with dancers is the ability to kind of let go of everything you think you know and be a blank canvas.