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At age 10, I was better at ballet than I think I will ever be at any physical activity for the rest of my life.

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

My son is a better dancer than me. I always try to encourage him in his endeavours.

My son is a musician who next year will be attending the LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts in New York City, which his mother helped him get into by making him practice all the time.

I grew up studying ballet; I grew up honing my craft.

One is born to be a great dancer.

I heard a lot in school, 'You've got a really great talent, but there's no way you're going to be a dancer with that body.'

I am passionate about ballet.

Every ballet, whether or not successful artistically or with the public, has given me something important.

I think American Ballet Theatre is setting that standard now for classical ballet, that you can dream big, and it doesn't matter what you look like, where you come from, what your background is.