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" I go for a nice walk in my neighborhood and search for vinyl, old jazz, classics. Then I go home and listen to them. "

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" What we're looking for at my school is intellectuals. People who want to talk about the art and be knowledgeable about it. People who want to know the history. Not everybody needs to be performing. "

" 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. "

" I actually wanted to be a fireman when I was younger. "

" I've changed my whole angle for dance. I'm moving towards moving back rather than hanging out with my peers. I'm reaching back to older dudes for a second. "

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

" For me, the importance in learning about the dance is using it as a voice. It's not about a step, it's about a way to express oneself. "

" I try new stuff every time I perform. I have steps I do that I know are definite, and stuff I can make up right then and there and then forget. "

" 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. "

" Every now and then, someone comes along - we used to call it 'New Jack' - tries to do something new, tries to take all the credit, without acknowledging the past. "

" I was very happy with the success of 'Noise/Funk,' but of course, there is a lot more that I have to say about the dance, about the history, about the people involved with the dance and their history. "

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

" There are people who take tap class, do a tap dance. And then there are people who know the dance, who know why they take tap classes. Who know why they do 20 shuffles, or 50 shuffles, before they go on. "

" 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. "

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

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

" Tap's foundation is jazz, just like hip-hop, so relating tap-dancing to rap is natural for me. "

" A tapper sticks to existing routines. Whereas hoofing... a hoofer pushes the art form. "

" I don't think I'm a genius. Not yet. "

" I'm continuing the educational process of getting people to accept dance as music. "

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

" I wasn't into tapping when it began dying down. Ever since I started, it's been alive for me. I just want to keep on dancing. I want to do it all. "

" There's a whole new generation who know about tap dancing thanks to 'Happy Feet.' "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" I search for different tonalities in my taps. But my greatest pleasure is hearing a note I haven't heard before, hearing a chord that sparks something new. "

" I'm committed to the purity of my art form. "

" I never really stop and think about should I put my hat on this way or that, not thinking that little JoJo down the street would be copying that. I'm more conscious about it now and tell the kids that it's not about the shoes or what kind of shoes... it's all about the dance. "