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

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.

So dancing was not something I had a great desire to do.

And I just thought, this is what I want to be. And I knew that dancing would be my chosen profession.

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.

My feelings started to change when I realized that dancing was getting inside my body, emotionally, as well as physically.