is one of the most successful dancers of her generation, if not all time, she credits dance with not only giving her a career, but saving her life.“So, I needed another way of expressing myself. I didn’t have the vocabulary or the confidence in the classroom, but I needed expression.
“They’ve never used space or understood body language or how to express or feel differently when you move your body to an accent like that, or to music.“Dance lets children be physical without being competitive or trying to get into a team.A full-time classical ballet coach at the Royal Ballet, Darcey gets to let her hair down with DDMix, teaching flavours of different styles including Greek, African, Irish, Bollywood, Charleston and Flamenco.
“When I started dancing, I wasn’t enamoured with ballet at all and it took me a long time to fall in love with it. “I think a lot of people think ‘Oh, that can’t take that much time.’ But of course, massive hours go into rehearsal.”says there’s little left on her “to do” list other than bringing dance to children with her DDMix initiative.What’s upsetting me is that young children are not getting the enjoyment from being active because there isn’t that fun variety available.