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

As soon as I hear music, something in me starts to vibrate.

I think especially in a world where you have so little say about what goes on in your life, or in the politics of the world around you, it is wonderful to go into that studio, and tell yourself what to do.

There is pain and sacrifice in everyone's world. That's why, when I was dancing, I had no pain.

I could work out a lot of my emotions by going to class and dancing.

I think it was important that I learned to love to dance eventually for its own sake, as opposed to wanting to be a ballerina.

Treat each class as if it were your first.