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

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

To have a platform like So You Think You Can Dance, where you're reaching this audience that's been created over the 10 years that they've been on the air. People who didn't know anything about dance and aren't going to go to the theater are learning about it, even if it's ballroom and jazz, by just turning their television ono. They're building this audience that's advanced and educated enough to introduce them to ballet.

I try to consider people's perspectives and not just my own.

Even if I weren't learning new roles and getting the opportunity to be coached by incredible people, I still think I would be so excited to have an opportunity to continue to push myself and grow, as an artist.

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

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.