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I think all dancers are control freaks a bit. We just want to be in control of ourselves and our bodies. That's just what the ballet structure, I think, kind of puts inside of you.

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If I'm put in a situation where I am not really sure what's going to happen, it can be overwhelming. I get a bit anxious.

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Before dance came into my life, I don't really remember having any major goals or dreams of wanting to be anything.

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Ballet was this thing that just felt so innate in me, like I was meant to be doing this.

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I wake up every morning, and I go to ballet class no matter what's going on the night before. That's my priority, and that's what makes me feel sane and not removed from the realities of my world.

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I would have young dancers come to me and ask me questions and want to know what my experiences were like: 'What's it like being a black dancer?' So I just felt like it was necessary for me to share my experiences with them.

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It's going to take a while before we see a real shift in the students and the dancers that are going into professional companies because it takes so many years of training, but I do think that there's a new crop of dancers, of minority dancers that are entering into the ballet world.

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At least in my performances, the audience has become so diverse in a way that I don't think ballet has ever experienced.

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I had always been proud of my body - its strength and grace enabled me to pursue my passions.

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I was on a path. I was going to become a principal dancer. I never let my mind rest.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Dancer

Born: September 10th, 1982

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