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

A good dancer is an educated one, so dont abandon school.

People often argue about this. Obviously one of the skills in performance is acting, and you can't expect every Romeo to really be in love with their Juliet!

Body language is a very powerful tool. We had body language before we had speech, and apparently, 80% of what you understand in a conversation is read through the body, not the words.

So experience of other dance forms is a good idea.

I've always believed that the facts about dancing are more interesting than the myths, and this was a great chance for me to explore how the human body does such incredible things.

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