I don't know who these people are who think they can just move to L.A. and get a job the next day - that does not happen.
It's a very insular world, ballet. I feel if I had stayed much longer, it would've consumed me. I performed six days a week and rehearsed 10-plus hours a day. And you only see the people that you work with.
I came down to Los Angeles without knowing anyone. I had my dog, and that was it.
I think that, like any kind of career, there are many different people involved in the ballet world.
After I finished 'Center Stage,' I went back to San Francisco, and I danced for seven seasons with the San Francisco Ballet.
