I will push myself in different ventures that I believe will make me a better artist, dancer and person.

The best piece of advice that I remember probably on a daily basis is to accept everything about me that is different. That is what makes me special.

Meeting Raven Wilkinson and having her as a mentor, it was that kind of support from the generations that came before me that helped to lift me up and give me the confidence to then be able to give back and bring other minorities with me on this journey.

I think anything that affects me in my personal life is going to help me be a better artist on stage.

Ballet is number one, everything else is scheduled in the small windows when I'm not in the studio taking class, rehearsing, on stage or on tour.

I'm definitely very careful about the things that I want to be a part of, but it's also important for me to get dance out there to more people.

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.