Whether you like it or not, a performance's triumphs and belly flops come to seem excruciatingly intimate, as if you were somehow partly responsible for them.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I always say that I was dancing and acting in the belly. I feel like it's something I was born with and inspired by my family since I grew up backstage, watching them perform. I guess it was just a natural path for me.
Flops are a part of life's menu and I've never been a girl to miss out on any of the courses.
In performance, you don't always feel that sort of family bond right off the top. It sort of develops and grows over time.
I had flops, I had success.
When I perform, I like to wear funky flats, leather boots or knee-high Converse with bright laces. Then I can dance and not worry about falling.
For me, it's about being comfortable... but I can feel comfortable in a thong leotard and on stage. Growing up as a dancer, that's how I'm comfortable in my body. It's about where you grew up and those things; it's a way of communicating your spirit to the world.
No one tells you what to do if you completely flop at the beginning of a performance.
Giving a good performance, giving it all is what it's all about. I love to perform.
I don't want to carry the burden of a flop. I don't fall into that trap.
I don't think I would've been performing this long if I didn't love it sincerely to the degree that I do. It's not enough to like it. Dilettantes like things. Professionals love things and I consider myself a professional.