Treat Each Class As If It Were

Fifth Positions, Heads, Musicality, Energy. Not Technical Things So Much-getting Your Leg Higher Or Doing More Turns But Things That Would Set You Apart From Other Dancers. The Only Way You Can Be Different Is To Be Yourself If You Don't Find Your Spirit And Reveal It, You Just Look Like Every Other Dancer.

In Fact, Ballet Companies Did Not Exist In The Midwest When I Was A Child.

And I Just Thought, This Is What I Want To Be. And I Knew That Dancing Would Be My Chosen Profession.

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.

The Particular Ballet Was Not So Important As The Fact That I Was Physically Healthy, And Capable Of Getting Out There And Dancing As Often As Possible.