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" I'm not a very good dancer. My feet don't point far enough; my extension is embarrassing. Dance, for me, has been hard because it's a strive for perfection. "

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" When I put on my consumer hat, and I'm buying tickets to be entertained, I'm not interested in seeing, like, 'Don Quixote.' Unless someone really spectacular is dancing. "

" There's an innate feeling when I choreograph in juxtaposition to how I feel as a dancer. When I choreograph, I never really look into the mirror. But as dancers, we always check ourselves in the mirror. I do feel that when I choreograph, I am making a dance on my own body. Much of it is my own response to the music. "

" Balanchine was just able to strike the balance between literal narrative and abstract dance. "

" It's very difficult to switch back and forth between running rehearsals and then stepping in to dance in rehearsals as a dancer. Just to switch hats in an instant can be a little bit jarring, mostly physically, on the body. "

" My philosophy on choreography is that the making of a ballet is a team effort, and we're in this together. It's not me hammering on them. It's more about how we can elevate this piece collectively to something great. "

" I've always felt that Balanchine is my ultimate teacher. I learn the most from observing his work and also dancing in it. "

" The idea of having a narrative guiding the viewer through and grasping their attention is a really compelling thing. "

" I would love to work with Joanna Newsom on a ballet. I think that would be amazing. She has a gift for orchestrating and composing, and I think she would be really engaging to work with. "

" It's amazing what a resource modern technology is now for making ballets, and I film my rehearsals almost every day. "

" George Balanchine is my role model because his work is so varied. You can see two ballets of his and not even realize that they are by the same choreographer. "

" When I'm making a new ballet, I usually read through the score a little bit, and then I have to go back and translate or transcribe all the counts for dancers because the way that you hear it is completely different from the way the musicians read and play it. "

" The reason I started dancing in the first place was my dad took me to see 'Bring In 'da Noise, Bring In 'da Funk' when I was 9. "

" I always feel that the mark of a good ballet is that when you see it more than once, you get more out of it. "

" I've always liked vintage posters of California beaches. "

" American ballet... is ultimately an evolutionary art form, requiring many voices to creatively carry forward. "

" I'm trying to create ballets that I would enjoy seeing. "

" If I get a commission, it's like a flood of creative thought and energy. "

" My movement is usually about finding the balance between artistry, athleticism, and musicality. It always originates with a classical basis and expands outwards from that platform. "

" There is something about Dior that reminds me of New York City Ballet. They both have a classic, glamorous basis but are trying to evolve the arts in new and innovative ways. "

" I love seeing New York City Ballet from the fourth ring, just seeing the architecture of how these bodies move from above. "

" My choreography is very classically based. "

" When I saw 'Hamilton,' there was so much information so fast, I had to keep up with it. I find that quality in art exhilarating. "

" Pressure feels sort of normal to me. "

" It's probably what I'm most interested in as a choreographer: how I can alter and shift and develop the structure of a piece and of the space. "

" My intention is to make sure that the new work being created for the ballet world is relevant. "

" I feel like there is a different, new energy when I collaborate with a living artist, whether it be a composer, designer, lighting designer. I love that process. "

" Ballet is a classically based art form, so it comes with a certain set of rules, at least to start with; then it's about how far you want to push from there. "

" To me, dance and ballet are not so accessible. "

" The ballet world, it's a crazy world. "

" My grandfather James Peck was a civil rights activist. "