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" Authenticity is the most important thing. You have to know where it all comes from, study who pioneered it. "

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" There are many different styles of, and approaches to, tap. My own leans towards a more intellectual view: tap dancing not just for the sake of entertainment but to educate and spark emotion. "

" Everything has to do with meditation. It's a conversation; it's a joy - it's everything. "

" When I wake up in the morning, I just go. "

" I'm always inspired by music, things of that nature. Just life in general. I'm happy to be waking up and having another chance at it. "

" My personal style at this point in my life is more audio; it's more driven on less visual and more musicality. But because of my upbringing, my fabulous mentors and teachers that I've had throughout my dance journey or career, I also possess a style that is of the past. It was just a matter of me reaching back. "

" I used to think I had this responsibility to carry on this tradition. Now I just feel like I have to keep the dance out there, keep it in the public eye. "

" What does genius mean? God has put us here specifically... every person has a job or journey to do. It's just a matter of finding what we're here to fulfill or execute. That's genius to me. "

" I'm still growing, still learning. I'm still open and vulnerable enough to know there's much more to be taught to me and learned by me. I hope I don't reach my pinnacle on this earth where I think I know it all. "

" I was first introduced to dancing through the TV: I remember watching ballet, jazz and ballroom dancing when I was very little. But I felt no connection with it whatsoever: it was just like watching a Tom and Jerry cartoon. "

" I like to be around dancers who are totally committed to the art form, totally committed to the men and women around them. "

" They all come from the street - tap, jazz and flamenco. And the streets are always changing. If it comes from the streets, change is the only thing that's consistent. "

" Just like a comedian has a certain joke or a jazz musician has a riff that they know will get the crowd, a tap dancer always has a step. "

" The spirituality of the dance, that's something that's evolved for me in the past ten years or so. I'm still trying to figure out where that's taking me. "

" Frank Sinatra changed people's approach to singing. Ella Fitzgerald, Marvin Gaye, van Gogh, they were all part of movements that allowed people to think about their craft differently. They changed the game. These people changed the game. "

" I dance anywhere. I just start moving my feet. "

" I deal with more complex rhythmical patterns than a regular tap dancer. I even think in rhythms. "

" There's no dancer alive better than those of the 1950s and 1960s. It's only the energy that changes. Every now and then, someone like me comes along, and people say, 'Oh, this guy is this new thing.' But that's not so. There is no me without them. The tradition just goes on. "

" I've come to realize that people dance for reasons of their own. "

" My style is raw; my style is '95. My style is what I live. My style is my story. "

" We need these figures who don't exactly go against the grain but create a new grain. "

" I started as a drummer. The feet are an extension of that. "

" I'm going to continue to tap until I can't move. "

" Jimmy Slyde was more a musician than a dancer; Greg Hines was more musician than dancer. "

" I want to share what I have, and I'd rather share it with people that are a little bit more open-minded. "

" La Cave was a great platform for me to learn and be able to listen in on conversations and just get a lot of notes and teachings from those older guys. "

" If someone wants to be very tight about authenticity or ownership, it just sounds kind of competitive to me. "

" I see myself helping the next generation of dancers who come along, helping them to keep the dance focused, so we don't get into a position where they're saying in 2050, or whatever, that around 2001 or 2002 or something the dance died. "

" Whatever you do, just learn about what you're doing; get into it. "

" They're taking away the arts programmes in the schools, and that's a terrible thing. "

" The youth coming up is interested in dance now, and they're coming to the shows. That's a blessing for those of us who create. "