I was a Ukrainian folk dancer in my teens, and I toured the country in 1991, shortly before the break-up of the Soviet Union.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I did a long concert tour in England and Denmark and Sweden, and I also sang for the Soviet people, one of the finest musical audiences in the world.
I trained in every form of dance - started as a tap dancer when I was a kid, then contemporary, ballet, ballroom, everything. Russian, Swedish.
I was a dancer for many years. I was a premier dancer with 'Porgy and Bess,' the opera. And I taught dance some, in different places.
I was a professional dancer before I was an actor.
I was a dancer first, which made me realize how much I loved performing.
I was a dancer for about 20 years. It didn't really help me transition into music.
I danced from the age of three, so I was always going to do something performance-related. I got into the Television Workshop drama group in Nottingham when I was 11 and went there for ten years.
I was a breakdancer as a kid. I was on one of the top break dancing teams in Australia.
I started my career as a singer in Japan, but left it all behind to focus on my dancing career.
I toured the Middle Eastern countries with the ballet.