After I Stopped Dancing, I Was Unable

I Loved The Stage Not Because It Provided An Escape From Myself Or My Humdrum Life But Because When The Curtain Went Up I Could Be Whoever I Wanted To Be, And That Was True Freedom - To Be Myself.

In Fact, Ballet Companies Did Not Exist In The Midwest When I Was A Child.

I Think Especially In A World Where You Have So Little Say About What Goes On In Your Life, Or In The Politics Of The World Around You, It Is Wonderful To Go Into That Studio, And Tell Yourself What To Do.

That The Work Involved, The Willingness To Take Chances, The Commitment, The Opportunity To Get On Stage And Make People Happy, Was More Important Than Becoming Famous, Or Even What I Was Dancing.

So Dancing Was Not Something I Had A Great Desire To Do.