“I did ballet from the age of five, but what I loved was my gymnastics....” — Darcey Bussell Quote

I did ballet from the age of five, but what I loved was my gymnastics. I kept the ballet going because of the gymnastics, then found I was going to be too tall.

I always knew I was a bit different from my friends, had too much energy, and suddenly I could get it all out with ballet.

Since finishing my professional dancing career, I've been conscious of not letting myself go.

The hardest thing about 'Strictly' is having to sit still for so long; it just about kills me.

Diets don't come into it. You need variety and to have a good source of greens, protein, and nutrition. It is about health rather than looking right.

I like new ballets because they're totally new. As you get older, new experiences are harder and harder to come by, so it's pretty great to have a new experience.

I grew up in the theater and danced ballet atrociously.

What I love most about ballet is being able to express my emotions through dance, and to be able to bring others joy through my art.

Dance is very, very old. With Louis XIV at Versailles is where ballet started.

I had to do a tango with Raft and I learned to dance in ballet shoes with my knees bent.