So Dancing Was Not Something I Had

That The Work Involved, The Willingness To Take Chances, The Commitment, The Opportunity To Get On Stage And Make People Happy, Was More Important Than Becoming Famous, Or Even What I Was Dancing.

I Loved The Stage Not Because It Provided An Escape From Myself Or My Humdrum Life But Because When The Curtain Went Up I Could Be Whoever I Wanted To Be, And That Was True Freedom - To Be Myself.

Dancers Are A Great Breed Of People. And They Really Want To Dance So You Don't Have To Beg Them To Work. However, Dancers Sometimes Build Walls Around Themselves Because They Are Presenting Themselves All The Time: Dancing Is Very Much A Confession.

I Had A Wonderful Childhood, Coming From Cincinnati, And I Think That It Was Great Going Into The Life That I Was Going To Have, Where You Have To Start Young As A Dancer.

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.