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

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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 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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

The particular ballet was not so important as the fact that I was physically healthy,...

The particular ballet was not so important as the fact that I was physically healthy,...

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...

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...

I was very much of a tomboy.

I was very much of a tomboy.

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...

That the work involved, the willingness to take chances, the commitment, the opportunity to get...

That the work involved, the willingness to take chances, the commitment, the opportunity to get...

I liked to read but, being a dancer, I didn't have a lot of time...

I liked to read but, being a dancer, I didn't have a lot of time...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

On the other hand, I think it is wonderful for everyone to take ballet classes,...

On the other hand, I think it is wonderful for everyone to take ballet classes,...

I learned to love dance for its own sake.

I learned to love dance for its own sake.