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" I was definitely a late bloomer and didn't really come into my own until I was probably in my 20s. "

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" I was a late bloomer. "

" I grew up in Indiana. I'm a late bloomer, very naive. "

" My favorite role of all? Whatever I'm working on in the moment. "

" I feel like going to class every morning is so humbling. You're always working to improve, and you're always being critiqued on your next performance. It's not about what you've done. There's always room to grow. "

" At least in my performances, the audience has become so diverse in a way that I don't think ballet has ever experienced. "

" When I was 16, I moved to Torrance, California to train at a more advanced studio, and by 19, I joined the American Ballet Theatre in New York. It all happened so fast - it was pretty unheard of that someone could train for so few years and become a professional at one of the most elite dance companies in the United States. "

" I'm a late bloomer, so I'm going to embrace it all. "

" Every time I step onto the stage, it's not only proving to the audience that I'm capable but to myself. "