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…

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And I just thought, this is what I want to be. And I knew that...

And I just thought, this is what I want to be. And I knew that...

Once I started dancing, I was not the spoiled brat or the rebellious child that...

Once I started dancing, I was not the spoiled brat or the rebellious child that...

I had a wonderful childhood, coming from Cincinnati, and I think that it was great...

I had a wonderful childhood, coming from Cincinnati, and I think that it was great...

I had two sisters, and we would love to get dressed up and pretend that...

I had two sisters, and we would love to get dressed up and pretend that...

I didn't care too much for ballet, because you had to be more disciplined, and...

I didn't care too much for ballet, because you had to be more disciplined, and...

You don't learn from a situation where you do something well. You enjoy it and...

You don't learn from a situation where you do something well. You enjoy it and...

It's ungrateful to be wishing you were doing something else at the moment you are...

It's ungrateful to be wishing you were doing something else at the moment you are...

But what was my motivation was music, and the fact that I love to move...

But what was my motivation was music, and the fact that I love to move...

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

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

There is pain and sacrifice in everyone's world. That's why, when I was dancing, I...

There is pain and sacrifice in everyone's world. That's why, when I was dancing, I...

In fact, ballet companies did not exist in the Midwest when I was a child.

In fact, ballet companies did not exist in the Midwest when I was a child.

When you get on stage, you can be anything. You are removed from reality in...

When you get on stage, you can be anything. You are removed from reality in...

As soon as I hear music, something in me starts to vibrate.

As soon as I hear music, something in me starts to vibrate.

Even though I am a professional, and I know what the steps are, I don't...

Even though I am a professional, and I know what the steps are, I don't...

I was very much of a tomboy.

I was very much of a tomboy.

I could work out a lot of my emotions by going to class and dancing.

I could work out a lot of my emotions by going to class and dancing.

I didn't have any doubts about my choice of career, but I had constant doubts...

I didn't have any doubts about my choice of career, but I had constant doubts...

It's ungrateful to be wishing you were doing something else at the moment you are...

It's ungrateful to be wishing you were doing something else at the moment you are...

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

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

I liked Latin, I like languages, I liked all the myths, and the Roman tales...

I liked Latin, I like languages, I liked all the myths, and the Roman tales...