but that first performance at the big gala at new york state theater, instead of, you know, me dancinge classical my bread and butter, so to speak, we, you know, we worked for weeks, on this little duet. and when we finished, we were booed, you know? and, you know, it's strange for me, and unexpected. that was not first time. and i hope not -- you know, as one famously said, if you're not booed, you're doing something wrong. you know? and everybody loves what you're doing and there is something -- but it's more to a creator. i'm not a choreographer. and usually when people express they're feeling that strongly, it's about a general conception of the piece. you know? >> it's not the dancing, per se. >> no. i don't think so. i don't think so. in tradition, when opera diehard fans, there's a replacement, a singer, or singer didn't -- wasn't his or her's walk-off best, doing something, you know. they paid hundreds of dollars for the ticket, you know, but that's a tradition more than in dance, in fact. you know, i think dance fans, more loyal. >> how does the artist, though, not internalize