I always recommend a sensible diet, including lots of carbohydrates and avoiding too much fat. Dancers don't need different fuel from other people - they just need more of it because they use more energy.

So if the dance is five minutes long, make yourself run for perhaps eight minutes. That way, you over-train and the dance will seem easier.

% of what you understand in a conversation is read through the body, not the words.

I do take class because I still dance, and yes, I do slip into class with the Royal Ballet from time to time.

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

It's not about weight, it's about fitness, and one component of being fit is to have relatively low body fat, because fat is not very efficient, whereas muscle is.

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!