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.

It's another myth that dancing distorts or destroys your feet. If you have the right shaped foot to start and a good, strong technique, your feet should be fine.

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

Young dancers are training at a very vulnerable time in their lives... So train the whole person, not just the dancer.

Dancing's not always stressful, but I always make sure that I'm prepared as I can be, both physically, mentally, and practically.

I get to the theatre in plenty of time; I prepare my shoes in advance; I eat and drink the right things at the right time. The rest you have to leave to luck!

I enjoy the freedom of modern dance as well as the constraints of classical dance.