Cosmopolitan - How Star Ballerina Tiler Peck Made Her Career Dreams Come True, Injured Back Be Damned

Can't stop won't stop the Sugar Plum Fairy.

Tiler Peck always knew that, no matter what, she wanted to dance for a living. In fact, she'd travel three hours to get to her dance classes. Oh, did I mention she was just six years old?!

But it wasn't until she moved to New York City five years later that she realized she wanted to be a ballerina. Peck and her grandmother spent a year in the Big Apple, and saw NYC Ballet's The Nutcracker. In that moment, Peck knew she was destined for that stage.

Watch the interview here.