To get something done, a committee should consist of no more than three men, two of whom are absent.

We don't want to raise taxes, but in the scope of things ... now's the time, ... This facility (the current structure) doesn't suffice for 2,200 kids. We need something more in line with what our needs are.

Not only is women's work never done, the definition keeps changing.

I think body-image issues are not just a dancer thing. I think we're much more in tune and aware because the body is our instrument and art, and we stare at ourselves in a mirror all day, but I feel like it's something that every woman experiences and every girl experiences.

That something that I fought so hard for throughout the beginning of my career is I didn't want to pancake my skin a lighter color to fit into the... ballet. I wanted to be myself. I didn't want to have to wear makeup that made my nose look thinner.

Every time I step onto the stage, it's not only proving to the audience that I'm capable but to myself.