And I just thought, this is what I want to be. And I knew that dancing would be my chosen profession.

The arts are the hospitals for our souls.

I set as my goal to be the best dancer I could be. Not the most famous, or the highest paid dancer, just the best I could be. Out of this discipline came great freedom and calm.

Of course, in the art class, I was the model.

I had two sisters, and we would love to get dressed up and pretend that we were chic, sophisticated ladies. And I think that was a great sort of preparation, in a way.

But what was my motivation was music, and the fact that I love to move around. I'm always moving around.

The body can do amazing things in a situation when it is really called for.