Name: Jennifer Moulton

Age: 36

Location: Oakland, California

Birthplace: Berkeley, California—she lived there until she was 12

Occupation: Co-owner of a Pilates studio where she teaches classes part time

On Point

I danced with the Royal Ballet School and Royal Ballet Company until I was 18. My degree in political science led me to develop a radio-based school curriculum in Guinea and Nepal.

Settling Down

Flip-flops are my preferred shoe after years of foot confinement. I wear them year-round for work and leisure. I feel like I can’t physically let go of things [from my days of dance and travel] or I will forget what they represent.

And Those Are Her Things

1. Ballet shoes (including her first pair): “These are a tenth of what I owned. The mixture of smells takes me right back to the intensity.”

2. Maps: “I love maps of all kinds for their form and function, but mainly because they help me dream.”

3. Schoolboy statue, from Conakry, Guinea

4. Kangaroo ears: “Part of the costume from my first dance performance. I was a kangaroo in ‘Carnival of the animals.’”

5. Wooden “Dave”: “Carved by my husband during his early summer-camp days.”

6. Pages from a role-model album: “I keep pictures and clippings about people (usually women) who inspire me to stretch my being.”