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" Eating is a necessity but a pleasure as well. "

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" My first professional relationship, I danced with the Parsons Dance Company, and David Parsons, my former boss, allowed me to choreograph on the company. "

" I grew up in a household that had its roots in church and community and culture and poetry and song and in the arts. Those aspects certainly shaped what I do. "

" I grew up in a very spiritual home in a Liberty City neighborhood of Miami, FL. I was raised in the church, and my mother was a very inspirational person in my life. "

" Performing abroad is ambassadorial. "

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" Seeing 'Revelations' made me want to be a professional dancer. "