I don't want to have strong arms, like you get from Pilates or yoga. But dancing arms become your best accessory. And it's great for your core muscles.

My appearance gave me access to a particular kind of world and I'm really grateful for it.

I believe in reincarnation of the soul.

I don't want to have strong arms, like you get from Pilates or yoga. But dancing arms become your best accessory. And it's great for your core muscles.

Before I left Russia in 1999, I was living in a very poor factory town with my family and friends, and nothing was ever going to change.

I do modern jazz and contemporary combined. I like to feel strong, flexible, and so there is stretching involved.

We all have our own purpose in life and I feel very strongly that I have a bigger purpose than giving to just my immediate family and friends.