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Darcey Bussell
English
Dancer
Born:
Apr 27
,
1969
Ballet
Been
Dance
Me
Myself
You
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Life is short, so go for things you enjoy.
Darcey Bussell
Life
You
Life Is Short
Enjoy
Go
Short
Things
On Boxing Day, we always go for a walk in our wellies with the dogs, no matter where we are.
Darcey Bussell
Day
Matter
Walk
Our
Boxing
Always
Dogs
Go
Where
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.
Darcey Bussell
Too Much
Energy
Too
Bit
Out
All-Out
Could
Had
Knew
Always
Ballet
Friends
Get
Different
Much
Suddenly
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
Class
School
Rest
Before
Joined
Week
Had
Missed
Ballet
Years
Done
Behind
After
After-School
Aged
Far
Then
Really
Twice
Twice A Week
Royal
Started
Two
A teacher's not going to bother being tough on you for no reason; it's when they're not paying you attention that you should worry.
Darcey Bussell
Teacher
You
Tough
Worry
No Reason
Bother
Attention
Going
Being
Should
Paying
Reason
You don't just become a success overnight.
Darcey Bussell
Success
You
Become
Overnight
Just
I know, for me, dance did inspire me. Not just in how I feel but that confidence of being able to hold myself and come into a room and just feel comfortable with my body and how I stand and how you present yourself and just how you wear clothes, even.
Darcey Bussell
Myself
Me
You
Confidence
Yourself
Inspire
Dance
Clothes
Wear
Able
Feel
Come
Know
Comfortable
How
Did
Just
Being
Hold
Room
Body
Stand
Even
Present
I hate exercise when it's a regime, but I love a bit of dance, just moving the whole body.
Darcey Bussell
Love
Hate
Dance
Bit
Exercise
Just
Regime
Moving
Body
Whole
I can't imagine leaving the theatre altogether. My dressing room has become a home from home.
Darcey Bussell
Home
Theatre
Become
Dressing
Dressing Room
Altogether
Leaving
Room
Imagine
Before a show, I usually give myself two-and-a-half hours to get ready. I prepare my shoes first. New ballet pumps can sound like tap shoes. You have to take the noise out of them by hitting them against stone. It takes half an hour to do each pair, and I can go through three pairs in one night.
Darcey Bussell
Myself
You
Noise
Three
First
Half
Before
Shoes
Out
One-Night
Give
Through
Take
Takes
New
Hour
Like
Hours
Half Hours
Ready
Sound
Ballet
Go
Tap
Get
Hitting
Stone
Against
Them
Show
Prepare
Each
Pair
Pairs
Night
Sometimes I regret that I don't have a bit more fun with money. I should have spoilt myself a bit more. Life isn't going to last for ever.
Darcey Bussell
Life
Myself
Regret
Money
Sometimes
Bit
More
Spoilt
Going
Should
Fun
Ever
Last
My main vice is Herta frankfurters - it's amazing that they stay fresh for ages. They're not very healthy, but they are my treat.
Darcey Bussell
Treat
Amazing
Healthy
Stay
Main
Fresh
Very
Vice
Ages
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
Long
Rather
Like
Sophisticated
Always
Than
Short
Nose
Want
I suppose you could say there is an in-built stubbornness to me.
Darcey Bussell
Me
You
Say
Could
Stubbornness
Suppose
If I'm dehydrated, my muscles feel almost squeaky.
Darcey Bussell
Almost
Feel
Muscles
If you have enough ambition, you can create talent!
Darcey Bussell
You
Ambition
Enough
Talent
Create
When I started, there was a very strong image of what the ballerina was supposed to be in her tights and her costume, and then I started doing photo shoots in bomber boots, and it wasn't seen as the done thing.
Darcey Bussell
Strong
Seen
Photo
Photo Shoots
Boots
Costume
Supposed
Tights
Ballerina
Doing
Very
Shoots
Done
Then
Bomber
Her
Thing
Image
Started
I'm a grazer by nature - fruit, nuts - but I try to discipline myself and sit down for regular meals when the girls are around, as I want to instil good habits in them.
Darcey Bussell
Myself
Good
Nature
Fruit
Discipline
Try
Girl
Sit
Down
Nuts
Habits
Around
Want
Meals
Them
Regular
Good Habits
One thing I've learned from 'Strictly' is timing and the craft of the talk.
Darcey Bussell
Timing
Strictly
One Thing
Talk
Learned
Craft
Thing
I dye my hair, and I use teeth whitening strips. Unless I burnt myself or damaged my skin, I wouldn't have cosmetic surgery.
Darcey Bussell
Myself
Hair
Skin
Teeth
Unless
Strips
Cosmetic
Surgery
Dye
Burnt
Use
Damaged
Confidence comes from other places, not just how you look.
Darcey Bussell
You
Confidence
Other
Look
How
Just
Places
Looking after myself is something I probably have to be much more conscious of than the average person.
Darcey Bussell
Myself
Looking
Something
More
Than
Person
After
Average
Much
Average Person
Conscious
In the dance world, it has to be in your genetic make-up - your body has to suit the training.
Darcey Bussell
Training
World
Dance
Genetic
Body
Your
Your Body
Suit
I need help to ensure I grow old gracefully! So now I always apply moisturiser and foundation with an SPF, to protect my skin from the sun.
Darcey Bussell
Old
Skin
Sun
Ensure
Protect
Always
Gracefully
Help
Grow
Now
Foundation
Apply
Need
When I was at the Royal Ballet School, I remember receiving my first eyeshadow palette from Marks & Spencer as a gift. It sparked my interest in beauty, which peaked when I became more involved in theatre and got to experience so many stunning image transformations to suit different productions.
Darcey Bussell
Experience
Theatre
Gift
Remember
School
First
Beauty
Spencer
Marks
More
Involved
Stunning
Became
Got
Ballet
Different
Transformations
Which
Interest
Productions
Many
Peaked
Palette
Image
Royal
Receiving
Suit
If I start something, I have to finish it. I know that's annoying - it drives my husband mad - but even if something's not going my way, I have to see it through.
Darcey Bussell
Husband
Way
Mad
See
Something
Finish
Through
Drives
Know
Annoying
Going
Even
Start
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