NYC Ballet's Mira Nadon on George Balanchine's RUBIES: Anatomy of a Dance

Though her stature made her an obvious fit for the soloist (or "Tall Girl") role in Rubies, Mira Nadon wasn't always certain she'd live up to her predecessors' powerful interpretations. After rising to the occasion season after season, Nadon now says that "once you get the counts down, you don't even really need to think about it."