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" I come from strong people who believe in the freedom of expression and, of course, a culture that believes in that. So the idea of overcoming adversity is something that is not unfamiliar. "

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" I studied dance at a high school arts magnet program before moving on to Miami's New World School of the Arts, and from there, I went on to study at The Juilliard School. "

Robert Battle

Moving

World

School

" 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. "

" I never expected to go to Juilliard. When they came recruiting in Miami, I auditioned. I got a scholarship. "

Robert Battle

Miami

Got

" I remember the Food Network when it was first starting out: Emeril Lagasse and all those people who helped make it when it was on a shoestring budget. It actually encouraged me to start cooking. "

" Performing abroad is ambassadorial. "

Robert Battle

Performing

Abroad

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

Robert Battle

Dance

Boss

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

" I studied martial arts before I studied dance. "

" Reflection is not something you have a lot of time for. "

" There's a part of me that never felt my mother abandoned me. I always felt that she did the right thing. "

Robert Battle

Always

The Right Thing

" I wanted to be an Ailey dancer. I would watch Alvin Ailey videos over and over, and I'd picture myself doing that. I was obsessed with it. "

" 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. "