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Be strong, be fearless, be beautiful. And believe that anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you.

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My childhood is a part of my story, and it's why I'm who I am today and why my career is what it is.

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More often than we realize, people see in us what we don't see in ourselves.

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Every time I dance, I'm trying to prove myself to myself.

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Perseverance has always just been something that was in me. And it was a tool that came in very handy as a ballerina.

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You have to be the one promoting yourself. If you don't think that you're worthy, you're never going to make it.

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There are no taking days off. There are no distractions. If I had that, I physically wouldn't be capable of going onstage and performing live theater. It's extremely demanding. I have to be in ballet class every day.

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Finding ballet gave me passion for the first time in my life. I was always very shy and just wanted to fit in; I never daydreamed about what I wanted to be when I grew up. But dancing gave me a connection to my personality that made me grow.

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Ballet became this escape for me. I feel like I was on my own a lot. I was searching for stability, so I was going off on my own and imagining what I thought stability was. Ballet became a way for me to cope.

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All you can do is be your best self. I've always felt that I had to be that much more aware of how I present myself. I'm representing more than just me. I think every person should think that way.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Dancer

Born: September 10th, 1982

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