What I do remember is visualization of the sound of music, seeing bodies in movement in relation to how music sounded, because my mother practiced at the keyboard a lot and I also went to her lessons. As a two year old, three year old I remember seeing things in movement.

I think of music as fuel, its spectrum of energy governed by tempi, volume, and heart.

Creativity is an act of defiance.

I have a sort of tactility about music. I go into record stores and just run my fingers over it, the spines.

Every dance I make is a dive into this well of ancient memory.

The blank space can be humbling. But I've faced it my whole professional life. It's my job. It's also my calling. Bottom line: Filling this empty space constitutes my identity.

I write. I have read a great deal. I enjoy books. I like the wit of languages. Even French I like. I like to be able to think in different modes. I like to be able to use the language a great deal and carry on rehearsals in French.