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Photo: Erin Baiano for New York City Ballet.

What advice do you have for women in any profession who feel conflicted about having a kid because of their career?



"It takes you out of what you do, so it’s like a real sacrifice. I feel lucky that I've been doing what I do for so long. I had this fast rise to the top, which was rough in some ways, but it's enabled me to feel like I can take a moment. I want to have a family, and I've always wanted to be well-rounded. It was almost like it would be too much of a sacrifice not to.



"I think it's important to invest time and thought into what you want your life to look like when the curtain goes down for the last time — because it's very quick. You have this whole career where all the attention is on you, and then the next day, it's like nobody really cares or is calling. If you don't have the support of this beautiful family to kind of cushion that, I know that it’s really hard.



"As soon as you have a kid, you're like, it's not really about me anymore. It's refreshing, and it's nice to not have all of that focus. It feels nice to exercise a little more of a well-balanced focus, and it feels healthy. I've just always looked to the future so much, maybe to a fault, but that's just how my brain works. I know that when the day comes that this is all over, it's gonna be okay."