I've always felt that Balanchine is my ultimate teacher. I learn the most from observing his work and also dancing in it.
When I am not auditioning or meeting people, I teach myself dance.
I started learning Bharatnatyam from the age of three. I have also learnt folk dance.
My mother was very keen I learn dance and I learnt so many forms.
I was a kid watching music videos, which were so cool and made me want to learn how to dance. I wish I could've gone to dance classes and learn, like, hip-hop dancing.
When I was about five, I started dancing - like, tap and ballet - in one little class.
I went to my first drum n' bass rave when I was 16 and remember being terrified. Looking around, trying to figure out how to dance to this music, watching some girl in some hot pants, trying little ways to learn her movements.
I am not a dancer and for me, to learn the art is fun. It gives you the confidence that you can dance.
I basically learned hip-hop from *NSYNC. And then while I was touring in theater shows, and I couldn't take classes in hip-hop but I wanted to, I just watched Justin Timberlake concerts.
Certainly, when you train as a classical dancer, you are very much influenced by 'Giselle.' You see it all the time; you start to learn the steps a little.
Being a Kathak dancer, learning Bharathanatyam was a challenge as it was not that subtle, when compared to my natural form of dance.
I am learning how to dance hip-hop. I'm a good dancer when I dance salsa.
Dancers can get to see almost everything now. When I used to go into companies to make a piece, the dancers had hardly ever seen my work. Now they can watch it on YouTube. It means they're much faster at picking up material.
Learning dance steps was the sorry Saturday night pursuit of every boardinghouse girl in America.
Learn at least two classic ballroom dances, at least one of them Latin.
So, I think I would say, enjoy the process of learning to dance. The process of our profession, and not its final achievement, is the heart and soul of dance.
