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" No dance has ever turned out the way I thought it would, because I trust enough that I can start something with some ideas and then it takes itself somewhere. "

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" I can read music, but I have no technique, and singing was never an option even though I sang a lot growing up. "

" We're all in the same room, so I want people to be involved with one another, but again you can't decide exactly to what extent that operates. It varies all the time and it depends on the show, it depends on the audience, it depends on everything. "

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