Meet the expert: Isabella McGuire Mayes is the founder of Ballet With Isabella. She trained at The Royal Ballet School, before becoming the first British girl to join the Vaganova Ballet Academy in ...

Surrounded by little girls and mocked at school when he first tried ballet, it took serious determination ... him overcome his late start and by 14 he had won a year’s scholarship to a dance ...

The international competition in Switzerland has been one of the leading showcases for young ballet talent since it ... his late start and by 14 he had won a year’s scholarship to a dance ...