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.

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

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

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.

Dancing is a tough career, but I'm glad I spent it at the Royal Ballet.

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