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

I think it's useful to experience other types of dance and other cultures, and the life of a classical dancer these days is certainly not all tutus! 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 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.

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.

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

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