Well, originally I was supposed to be a prima ballerina. When I was little, I was a little phenomenon: I was a soloist in a children's company and I went to France to study ballet on full scholarship. Then when I was twelve, I saw my sister in 42nd Street performing with The Young People's Teen Musical Theatre Company in San Francisco and when I saw her on stage, I was just like, "I want to do that!" [Lena Laughs] That was usually how it was, whatever my sister did, I wanted to do, but seeing her in 42nd Street really meant a lot to me. I loved everything about it. So, I told my parents that I wanted to quit ballet at the age of twelve, and they didn't let me stop but I joined the company that my sister was in and I did shows from when I was twelve to about seventeen. Also, I went to an arts high school where I was in the dance and vocal program.
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