The woman represents ballet. She is most important, powerful and vital to it. Therefore, she is not "less than" a man. If anything she is "more than" in this field.

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.

It's difficult to exist as a woman, especially I think as a powerful woman. You want to stand strong and you want to be considered and equal.

The woman represents ballet. She is most important, powerful and vital to it. Therefore, she is not "less than" a man. If anything she is "more than" in this field.

Ballet.something pure in this crazy world

You can dream big and it doesn't matter what you look like, where you come from.

I ended up training only for four years before I was accepted into American Ballet Theater in New York City.