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 believe dance is a manifestation and celebration of the tenacity of the human spirit.

There are some things that cannot be expressed through words. And that is why we dance.

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.

'Revelations' is one of the most important pieces to the African American arts. It assesses the hope and despair of a people and overcoming the struggle with our faith.

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.

I felt happier yesterday. I do not feel happy today – I feelabandoned and godless and brokenin a church built for the damnedwith artificial light through stained glassand warped wooden doors.

If life is what you make it, the building blocks are your desire and your passion.

Jett Gallatin expected trouble in Alsop, Texas—but not zombies.

I married the first man I ever kissed. When I tell this to my children, they just about throw up.

Shuffling is the only thing which Nature cannot undo.

The source of genius is imagination alone, the refinement of the senses that sees what others do not see, or sees them differently.

Most Americans are born drunk, and really require a little wine or beer to sober them.

we train for war and fight to win.

If you truly believe in the brotherhood of man, then you must believe that blacks are just as capable of being racists as whites are.

There was huge pressure, especially before the big games. Not many people believed in us, but we believed in ourselves. We wanted to do something good and we did.