DAME Darcey Bussell considering a life without dance is the only time she’s lost for words. While the 55-year-old is one of the most successful dancers of her generation, if not all time, she credits dance with not only giving her a career, but saving her life. 6 Dame Darcey Bussell credits dance with not only giving her a career, but saving her life Credit: Paul Tonge 6 Dame Darcey says: 'Dance lets children be physical without being competitive or trying to get into a team' Credit: Paul Tonge 6 She adds: 'There’s no sense of ‘I’m not really good enough,’ which is lovely' Credit: PA:Press Association “I was very dyslexic,” she tells Sun Health.
“So, I needed another way of expressing myself. I didn’t have the vocabulary or the confidence in the classroom, but I needed expression. “So, when I found dance, it was like, ‘Oh, my goodness, it’s OK to be just me, as I am.
I have something that I can excel in’. “What if I hadn’t had that? Would I have ever been the confident person I am?” Elegant, beautiful and graceful, yet impish, quick-witted and laugh-out-loud funny, the mum of two sits comfortably in Elmhurst Ballet School waiting for the five primary schools she’s invited for a free dance fitness workshop. Creator of Diverse Dance Mix — DDMix for short — Darcey excitedly shifts in her seat, clearly passionate about the initiative.
One that not only brings dance to exercise classes across the country, but takes it into schools too, specifi.
