From Giselle to Swan Lake, Patricia Crosbie picks her five favourite ballets 

The ballet mistress with Cork City Ballet is currently running a free online course to help people understand and appreciate the art form 

Patricia Crosbie. Picture: Des Barry

Patricia Crosbie is delivering a free six-week course called 'Tea and Ballet’ in association with the Firkin Crane in Cork. Particularly aimed at people over the age of 55, as part of the new Cork Cultural Companions project, it aims to break down any barriers to appreciating ballet.

 A former principal ballerina with London Ballet Theatre and currently ballet mistress with Cork City Ballet, Crosbie will explore some world-famous classical ballets. The first series will focus on the ballet Giselle. Here, Crosbie reveals her five favourite ballets.