I never studied with Balanchine, but his work was very important to me.
when dancing is right, the movement possesss a logic common to us all, an inevitability that takes it beyond the personal and egocentric and makes of it classical art.
Dancing is like bank robbery, it takes split-second timing.
I understand things that are American, for better or worse.
when the time came I would do battle with my mother for the right to sit at the center of my own life.
Obligation is a flimsy base for creativity, way down the list behind passion, courage, instinct, and the desire to do something great.