The expression should come from within oneself, conveying the spiritual - something between earth and heaven. And if one runs, one should not seem to touch the ground.

Because my profession is the body, it is a relaxation for me to get out of physicality and concentrate on more mental things.

To look back all the time is boring. Excitement lies in tomorrow.

It is the body, subject to the harmony of the steps it is executing, which speaks. And it speaks to the heart in as direct a language as does music.

I was born to be a ballerina - my physique, my spirit, my feeling for music. What I am can only be expressed in dance. I am an erotic woman and that's what dance is.

The expression should come from within oneself, conveying the spiritual - something between earth and heaven. And if one runs, one should not seem to touch the ground.

You cannot dance an arabesque in 'Swan Lake' and 'Nutcracker' the same way.