Every child in South Florida can dance. And every child there is amazing. - Abby Lee Miller

I always tell my students that I dream bigger for them than I do for myself, and that’s the truth.

My mom didn’t play favorites. She was kind and giving and wonderful to everyone who graced her presence. She never pushed me, nor put me front and center. She knew too many instructors who ruined their businesses by featuring their own daughters in every number. This turns people off! I didn’t even get to go down the mat first in tumbling class. Jeez!

You have to want it 110 percent. You have to eat, sleep, and breathe your passion, and fight for perfection every step of the way.