This much I know: Patricia Crosbie, Ballet mistress

Dance is a strange thing. Dancers are all perfectionists. We try to be better than we are.

We look in the mirror every day to find faults we know are there, that’s what’s always at the back of your mind. It’s not narcissism — it’s simply what makes a dancer work hard and perform to the best of their ability.

When I was young, I always knew emotionally, in my heart, that I’d be a performer but in my head it was not an option. As far as I was concerned, I was too shy and insecure.