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When did you first know you wanted to dance? |
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My Mom will say it began when I first started to dance around the living room, but I think I knew I wanted to dance professionally when I went away to ballet school. It was there that I found myself feeling so intensely at home around the art form and its people. |
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When did you first know you had the right stuff? |
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When I was a young student, I was aware of my ability to understand and interpret. But it was when I realized that I was able to accept-and even enjoy-the constant challenge and work that a career in dance entails, that I knew I could do this professionally. |
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What was your greatest moment as a dancer? |
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Well, so far, it was performing Jiri Kylian's Falling Angels with Boston Ballet. The rare synergy of really dancing with my female colleagues, coupled with the deep expression of the ballet and its effect on the audience, made the experience so meaningful and rewarding. |
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What was your worst moment as a dancer? |
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That would have to be dealing with a torn labrum (hip cartilage), and the recovery period after having it surgically repaired. |
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What do you do to keep a performance fresh during a long run? |
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Usually I try to think of new ways of approaching the part. Or, I work on breaking some on-stage habits that I experience when I'm feeling nervous. |
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If you hadn’t chosen dance as your profession, what career would you have liked to attempt? |
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Probably something else in another creative art form. If not that, possibly something to do with foreign aid, or cultural studies of some kind. |
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Who most inspired you to become a dancer? |
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I can't say it was any one person. You see, I had a lot of teachers early on who were very encouraging, and presented dance as being an enticingly positive experience. Obviously, I was positively enticed! |
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What is the greatest piece of advice you received as a dancer? |
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It's those moments on stage where all the work pays off, where it's between you and the audience. It's your moment-so you might as well own it. |
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