Newlywed Ballet Stars Open Up About Their Romance and Moment They Started Falling in Love While Dancing (Exclusive)

"We're not doing normal things that people do at this age," Peck, 36, says in this week's issue of PEOPLE of life with Mejia, her newlywed husband and fellow ballet star."

"We're not going to bars. When we finish a show, we're coming home, elevating, icing and taking an Epsom salt bath. That's every day but Monday," she says, "and it's nice to be with somebody who understands that."

"You can tell from looking that somebody's a good dancer, but you don't know if they're a good partner," she says. "He's an exceptional partner."

On a typical Saturday night the couple usually stays home preparing for their next performances, focusing on recovery routines like elevating, icing and taking Epsom salt baths most nights. Both perform as principal dancers with the New York City Ballet and first met at Lincoln Center about eight years earlier when Mejia was an apprentice and Peck was already established. Peck noticed his potential, offered a correction on his form, and later sought him as a partner. Several years of dancing together turned into close friendship and eventually a romantic partnership. Peck invited Mejia to her family's Bakersfield, California home for about six weeks during COVID seclusion.

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