My grandma taught ballet and did the splits in her 90s. She showed me how to eat and exercise - and that age is just a number.

"My grandma, Millie, played a huge role in my life. I think a lot of people can relate to being really close to a grandparent and feeling that they understand you more than most. Millie was that person for me. When I was two years old, my mom was hospitalized for a couple of months with a broken ankle, so I stayed with Millie while she recovered. We both lived in Chicago."

"Millie moved to New York City at age 18 to become a dancer. By the time she was 22 in 1950, she had joined the Broadway show "Shuffle Along," and became a dance instructor around the same time. Millie stopped dancing professionally around age 60, but taught dance at children's ballet schools in Chicago until she was 70, and ballet and stretching classes until she was 93 - an accomplishment she was very proud of."

Millie Cruzat moved to New York City at 18 to become a dancer and joined the Broadway show "Shuffle Along" at 22 in 1950. She became a dance instructor and taught professionally until about age 60, continuing to teach children's ballet until 70 and ballet and stretching classes until 93. Her students ranged from ages five to eighty-five, and she taught in Chicago housing projects. She preferred being called Millie and emphasized mindset over age. Aliya Brooks stayed with her as a child, visited most weekends, became a stretch and mobility instructor, worked in medical device sales, and started a mobility business to honor Millie's legacy.

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