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

So experience of other dance forms is a good idea.

You increase muscle bulk by training against resistance. For example, weights. And in ballet, this isn't the case.

It's not magic! It's physics. The speed of the turn is what keeps you upright. It's like a spinning top.

I have lots of interests, but it's true that dancing is a very full-time job.

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

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.