High-flying ballet prodigy has feet on ground

Ambitious and pragmatic, 15-year-old Aidan Walsh is a budding Billy Elliot, says Arlene Harris

Training at the Corrib Dance Academy in Galway, his love of dance has fuelled his determination to succeed in this female-orientated world.

“I have liked dancing since I was about six or seven, when I used to watch music videos and my mom signed me up for classes at a local hip-hop school called Sparks and this is where I was introduced to dance,” he says.