It’s hard to find backbone.I never had crisis of identity. But I think many Americans have it.
All ballet, all reading, all music. That was my world, my inner world.
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.
Dance involves physicality, it involves spirituality and even brains.
You cannot dance an arabesque in 'Swan Lake' and 'Nutcracker' the same way.
I want to be free... free to develop my art.