American - Dancer | August 28, 1972 -
Reflection is not something you have a lot of time for.
Robert Battle
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'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.
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Eating is a necessity but a pleasure as well.
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I remember the Food Network when it was first starting out: Emeril Lagasse and all those people who helped make it when it was on a shoestring budget. It actually encouraged me to start cooking.
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I grew up in a household that had its roots in church and community and culture and poetry and song and in the arts. Those aspects certainly shaped what I do.
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My first professional relationship, I danced with the Parsons Dance Company, and David Parsons, my former boss, allowed me to choreograph on the company.
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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.
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I studied martial arts before I studied dance.
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Performing abroad is ambassadorial.
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There's a part of me that never felt my mother abandoned me. I always felt that she did the right thing.
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I wanted to be an Ailey dancer. I would watch Alvin Ailey videos over and over, and I'd picture myself doing that. I was obsessed with it.
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I never expected to go to Juilliard. When they came recruiting in Miami, I auditioned. I got a scholarship.
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