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Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

Choreography and creativity - it's my matrix; let's see where we can move.

When something is written for you or handed to you, sometimes there's a very interesting dance as you discover what it is that's required.

I had always choreographed a little, beginning in high school. And I leaned toward choreography. I always had an overview of what was going on.

You can have a knack for dancing, but you still have to practice till your feet are bleeding to be worthy of being in front of an audience.

It's weird when you see pieces of choreography that were done for you 15 or 20 years ago and now they are being done by another dance company.

The costumes had to serve the choreography.

Directing is very close to choreography; you deal with space, time, emotions, lighting, making beautiful images.

A choreographer deals with the movement that you create, and with a creative director it's about the story, the stage, the lighting, the costuming, executing someone's idea, choosing how far to go or how little to go, and blending it so that you feel it, you're emotionally effected.

Choreography is mentally draining, but there's a pleasure in getting into the studio with the dancers and the music.