Although we do come from a silent profession, it is important for us to verbalize what we want to say. (As I tell my students): you could love someone all your life, but if you never say it how are they going to know? There comes a point when you have to say what you mean, which makes you scream louder when you dance.

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

You're never more of an individual than when you're a happy team player.

I'm thought of as a cool, unemotional dancer, but inside I'm not.

I used to love to play dress-up, where you get your mother's or your grandmother's dresses and high heels.

I was very happy that I was as normal as possible before I went into serious dance.

Although we do come from a silent profession, it is important for us to verbalize what we want to say. (As I tell my students): you could love someone all your life, but if you never say it how are they going to know? There comes a point when you have to say what you mean, which makes you scream louder when you dance.