I actually had a lot of doubts that I would be able to do this. This is an excerpt from my final Swan Lake, in which I danced after three operations on my ankles and my plantar fascia. It was a grand plan to retire after dancing all my favorite classical ballerina roles—a three-year retirement plan that began with Swan Lake. Dancing Prince Seigfried is David Makhateli, and Von Rothbart is Francis Cascano. Swan Lake is the ballet that I was never supposed to have danced in the first place. I neve

Synchronising is the name of the game in Swan Lake, especially for the four dancers performing the famous Dance of the Cygnets. Hear from Crystal Costa and Adriana Lizardi on this coordinated endeavour before the timeless classical ballet opens in Liverpool next week (also touring to Bristol and London). Book now: http://www.ballet.org.uk/swanlake | English National Ballet