But i obviously grew up watching him pursue a passion. My sister did a lot of gymnastics, a bit of dancing, and as a seven year old, i asked my father if i could have a go. I wanted to go to a dance lesson, and my mother and father didn t even question any of it bearing in mind we didn t go to the theatre, we didn t go to galleries, or. . . I was not exposed to the arts. But they found a local school around the corner, and we now can fully appreciate that little local school had some of the best teachers you could ever come across. And you had this very rapid rise through your teens. You performed at the opening ceremony of the sydney olympics, and then you started to win international ballet competitions. The first teachers i had unleashed this tiger within me. So, then it was when i was about 13 or 14, which again shows you just how incredible my first teachers were, that they felt they d taken me so far, and it was time to hand me on they introduced me to my teacher in sydney, h
how local lad sean longstaff has these newcastle fans dreaming, as the club reach a first final since 1999. it s official liverpool has become the host of this year s eurovision song contest in a special handover ceremony in the city. it isa it is a dry and bright day in the south and east, but expect some rain in the north and west. the strong winds will gradually ease. good morning. it s wednesday, 1st february. hundreds of thousands of workers are going on strike today, in the biggest day of industrial action in more than a decade. among them are more than 100,000 teachers in england and wales. teachers in some parts of scotland are also taking action in a separate dispute. unions say more than 23,000 schools could be disrupted, with many having to close. 0ur education reporter vanessa clarke has more. it s been a familiar sight in scotland for months. but for the first time in seven years, teachers in england, and teachers and support staff in wales, are joining the act
she s best known as a former x factorjudge and band member of girls aloud, but now cheryl is taking on a new challenge as a leading lady in the west end. she s joined the cast of 2:22 a ghost story and is making her stage debut. alice bhandhukravi has been catching up with the cast. it s time to play do ghosts exist? # da da dum, da da dum #. 2:22 has been entertaining and spooking audiences for the last couple of years and intent on carrying on with its fifth cast. for the leading lady, though, it s only her first foray into west end theatre. it is so nice, after 20 years of doing the same sort of thing, to have a different experience again and a new challenge, and it s been really fun. the gateway between life and death is a secret not all spirits are in on. like the wardrobe to narnia. precisely. like running across sniper s alley. not everyone gets through.