Fonteyn was our first proper British ballerina, and from the moment I started dancing, her image engulfed me. In my first year at the Royal Ballet School, Margot's statue was outside my dormitory. Like generations of budding ballet dancers before… — Darcey Bussell Copy Share Image
I joined the Royal Ballet School when I was 13. Before then, I'd done ballet twice a week after school. The rest of my class had started aged 11, so I'd missed two years and was really far behind. — Darcey Bussell Copy Share Image
Being a full-time mother is one of the biggest jobs in the world; it's like another career for me. I love every moment of… — Darcey Bussell Copy Share Image
We always want what we don't have, and I'd like a long, sophisticated nose rather than a short, turned-up one. — Darcey Bussell Copy Share Image
I used to wear long jumpers, but they made me look like a bag tied up in the middle. — Darcey Bussell Copy Share Image
Dancers are working their bodies just like a marathon runner would, and you have to eat to make it through a three-hour performance. Dancers… — Darcey Bussell Copy Share Image
The best thing is to lie in a warm Epsom salts bath for 15 minutes and then go straight to bed. You will sleep… — Darcey Bussell Copy Share Image
I wanted to inspire every little girl who wants to be a dancer to fire their imagination about the joys of being on the… — Darcey Bussell Copy Share Image
Now I'm on television, I'm far more conscious of my skin than I used to be - I would often leave the theatre with… — Darcey Bussell Copy Share Image
The orthopaedic surgeon said that if ever I had hip or groin pain, I should rest until the pain went. However, resting is not… — Darcey Bussell Copy Share Image
If I start something, I have to finish it. I know that's annoying - it drives my husband mad - but even if something's… — Darcey Bussell Copy Share Image
