In a ballet company, you're trying to create unison and uniform when you're in a cour de ballet.

My career came together very quickly. I only trained for four years before I became a professional, so I didn't have a lot of time to sit back and be inspired before I took my first ballet class.

I'm a classical ballet dancer, and at the end of the day I want to be with American Ballet Theater, performing classical ballets.

I don't think every African-American or Latino have the same body type, but, yes, that's been one of the excuses ... saying that African-Americans are too muscular or just aren't lean enough. Usually they say, "Oh, they have flat feet so they just don't have the flexibility that it takes to create the line in a point shoe."

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

I just want to leave a positive memory of setting an example and bringing our youth with us.

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.