Making a dramatic entrance this week, the new head of the Royal Ballet School jetéd onto centre stage, twirled into a pirouette, arabesque, pas de bourré for good measure, and tah-dah!

To find a teacher in your area, visit the Royal Academy of Dance on www.rad.org.uk, or call the British Ballet Organization on 020 8748 1241. If you've always dreamed of dancing like Fred Astaire ...

Beloved for their delicate, minimalist design, ballet flats quickly became synonymous with poise and grace, but after the over-saturation of coquette, in which you couldn't turn a London street ...