Dance involves physicality, it involves spirituality and even brains.

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

Technical things are getting more mechanical. Take 'Swan Lake,' the Black Swan pas de deux. Now, my goodness, they're turning not just 32 fouettes - but double or triple pirouettes.

I travel like a gypsy, and I didn't know how I could perform and be a mother.

I think often that God is guiding me.

It's not possible to be perfect - you can always do something better. I'm never proud of what I've done. Sometimes, I'm not ashamed.

It's a hard life... but if I could, I would do it all again.