I enjoy going to the Y. I take all the fitness classes that my dad takes; that's sort of our bonding - anything athletic, anything sports related.
I like to take risks as long as they're healthy, you know. They're good, smart risks.
Being famous as a kid is weird and unhealthy.
In my generation, we sort of let the art speak for itself. We don't disclose our personal private lives.
For all the challenges I've faced in my path to self-acceptance, I've also traveled it with my own set of luck and privilege.
Some people in the industry warned me that I'd ruin my career, miss out on possible jobs, and potentially put my life in danger if I ever came out.
I'm very sensitive to the incredibly diverse range of opinions within religious and secular communities, and honestly, I'd appreciate if we focused first on the experiences and dignity of the people.
I've had a very long career of being conservative.
I started dancing at the age of three in my hometown of Toledo, Ohio, and it really was my sister's dream to pursue dance professionally.
That's something that I think the best artists retain - the ability to invite you into their small, intimate inner space, and let that be what radiates.
I don't think a young person ever really quite knows what's going on when their norm becomes going to the grocery store with sunglasses on at 11 years old. It's kind of weird, and I'll say it also went to my head the first little season, because that became normal for me.
My favorite video to film was 'Work It' because it began the incredible road ahead. Missy was protective and thoughtful of us kids, removing us from the mature scenes and using the clean version when we filmed.
I'm just terrible with watching movies.
My sound is sort of India Arie meets Colbie Caillat. It's got a sweet-funk to it.
I may be on set acting, I may be in the studio recording, I might be teaching dance class all in the same day - so how can I manage all of those needs, prepare for all of those things, and still grow and train in all of them? The best you can do is, when you're focusing on one, be there and be present.
I find that with dance - and with the arts in general - because I want to grow in my performance, I have to come face to face with my own personal challenges.
Honestly, without art and dance, I think I would be a very safe, black-and-white thinker. I wouldn't dare to take any risks or see so much of the world in myself and other people!
I'm not going to say that I'm some musical genius, but I've always loved music.
You have to decide if you want something stable and safe or if you want to take a risk and go outside the formula and try something new. That's everything that dance embodies.
