Do Not Brood. It Makes

There Is Pain And Sacrifice In Everyone's World. That's Why, When I Was Dancing, I Had No Pain.

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.

I Didn't Care Too Much For Ballet, Because You Had To Be More Disciplined, And You Sort Of Looked Like Everyone Else. It Required A Certain Kind Of Conformity That I Didn't Feel Like I Wanted To Do.

I Had A Wonderful Childhood, Coming From Cincinnati, And I Think That It Was Great Going Into The Life That I Was Going To Have, Where You Have To Start Young As A Dancer.