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You've got to find ways to breathe while you're dancing so that when it comes time for you to stop and sing again, you have it. To prepare, I do a lot of aerobic activity. Many times at the gym, people will look at me because I'll be on the treadmill humming.

An athlete learns how to hold her breath, but that doesn't work in singing. You have to learn to relax.

I don't think it's about playing and singing, to be honest. That seems like old news, you know? I wasn't thinking about that. I just think that's in my body now. Dancers don't think about their legs moving one way and their arms moving another. Over time, you incorporate that into your instrument.

I've been dancing forever; since I remember, that's what I've been doing.

Dancing allows me to go away and not have to think of what I'm doing next.

Fortunately, I have always played a lot of sports, so I keep my lungs in good shape. That translates to singing as well.

Fortunately for me, I'm in this unique business of not singing, not dancing, not performing - just kind of being there.

If I write a song, I'm gonna end up singing it. If I sing it, I gotta dance to it.

Singing really oxygenates your blood. You stretch your lungs and take in much more air into them than before. It's really good for your health.