this idea of, well, within these certain ballets, if you think of swan lake or giselle or even la bayadereo be otherworldly or you're supposed to be a fairy or a creature or not be alive. and so they say that you need to make your skin match or not shiny. and so it took me a couple of years to feel confident enough and comfortable enough to go and have agency over myself and express what it was i was feeling with my artistic director and with the artistic staff. how much has changed, misty, just like even in the conversation in the united states? i mean, we've had so much upheaval, metoo, george floyd, even covid. i mean, how much is the conversation different today than how it would have been even five years ago? it was mind—blowing to me to see the shift happen during covid, and, you know, with the uprise of black lives matter and the murder of george floyd. you know, it was something that i knew i would always be fighting for, to push this conversation, to see real change happen. and... but i never imagined it would happen so quickly. there's still so much that needs to be done. can bal