I Learned To Love Dance For Its

Although We Do Come From A Silent Profession, It Is Important For Us To Verbalize What We Want To Say. (as I Tell My Students): You Could Love Someone All Your Life, But If You Never Say It How Are They Going To Know? There Comes A Point When You Have To Say What You Mean, Which Makes You Scream Louder When You Dance.

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

Once I Started Dancing, I Was Not The Spoiled Brat Or The Rebellious Child That I Was As A Child.

When You Are On Stage, You Don't See Faces. The Lights Are In Your Eyes And You See Just This Black Void Out In Front Of You. And Yet You Know There Is Life Out There, And You Have To Get Your Message Across.

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.