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Every week, tens of thousands of children go to Ballet Classes at their local clubs. The most talented compete for a place at one of the top ballet boarding schools. There, they train like elite athletes, with one aim to join a professional ballet company. It really was that, like, billy elliot moment, where you get the letter and i ran up to my room. India thompson was 11 and living with her family in yorkshire when she was offered a place at the Royal Ballet School in 2007. I was just like. Wo...

Every week, tens of thousands of children go to Ballet Classes at their local clubs. The most talented compete for a place at one of the top ballet boarding schools. There, they train like elite athletes, with one aim to join a professional ballet company. It really was that, like, billy elliot moment, where you get the letter and i ran up to my room. India thompson was 11 and living with her family in yorkshire when she was offered a place at the Royal Ballet School in 2007. I was just like. Wo...

Every week, tens of thousands of children go to Ballet Classes at their local clubs. The most talented compete for a place at one of the top ballet boarding schools. There, they train like elite athletes, with one aim to join a professional ballet company. It really was that, like, billy elliot moment, where you get the letter and i ran up to my room. India thompson was 11 and living with her family in yorkshire when she was offered a place at the Royal Ballet School in 2007. I was just like. Wo...

And victory for Novak Djokovic at the us open as he equals margaret courts all time record of 2a major Singles Titles. And coming up on bbc news we look ahead to wales against latvia in riga. A win is all but essential for rob pages side as they try to automatically qualify for next summers euros. The Retailer Wilko is set disappear from uk high streets, after a rescue deal for the chain collapsed over the weekend. All of its 400 Stores Across the uk will close by early october, the gmb union ha...

Its another Big Night For Euro 2024 qualifiers. Wales are in need of a win to get their hopes of qualification alive, theyve taken the lead against latvia with a penalty. Earlier croatia beat armenia 1 0 to move to the top of the table. In group two, there are three matches under the way. Portugal are welcome Third Place Luxembourg and second placed slovakia take on the bottom side. Germany who are the host of the tournament which takes place next year are going through an Uncertain Times as nin...

Taking to X - formerly known as Twitter - social media users tuning into the programme admitted it was a tough watch as they heard horror stories from former pupils at UKs top ballet schools.

A young dancer said a Royal Ballet School nutritionist told her to completely stop eating carbs to make her lose weight and satisfy teachers.

Dancer says instructors used ‘coded language’ to call them fat and shamed them over need to ‘cut off’ body parts

Some tell the BBC they developed eating disorders, while others are left with mental health problems.

Michaela Royle, told BBC Panorama, which airs tonight at 8pm, about the moment she realised her daughter was in a dire situation after studying ballet at Elmhurst Ballet School in Birmingham.