You can't reduce lactic acid, but you can increase your tolerance to it. I do this through running or cycling, but it's a good idea to match your training bout to the type of dance you do.

I think it's useful to experience other types of dance and other cultures, and the life of a classical dancer these days is certainly not all tutus! So experience of other dance forms is a good idea.

So experience of other dance forms is a good idea.

Because muscle is heavier than fat, dancers weigh more than you might think, but they are usually very lean.

At the moment I'm enjoying a new challenge at the Royal Opera House, but I'm also keen to pursue my interest in television and particularly in science.

But you do have to start young as a dancer if you're going to achieve the physical skills necessary.

I think the shape of our bodies has as much to do with the shape of our parents as it does with training.