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Deborah Bull, CBE (born 22 March 1963) is an English dancer, writer, and broadcaster and former creative director of the Royal Opera House. Since 2012 she was Director, Cultural Partnerships at King's College London. In 2015 she was appointed Assistant Principal (London) at King's.

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I have lots of interests, but it's true that dancing is a very full-time job.

Dancing, Interest, Jobs, Lots, True

I've always believed that the facts about dancing are more interesting than the myths, and this was a great chance for me to explore how the human body does such incredible things.

Body, Dancing, Doe, Interesting, Things

I always recommend a sensible diet, including lots of carbohydrates and avoiding too much fat. Dancers don't need different fuel from other people - they just need more of it because they use more energy.

Dancer, Energy, Fat, Fuel, Lots, People

Because muscle is heavier than fat, dancers weigh more than you might think, but they are usually very lean.

Dancer, Lean, Might, Muscle, Thinking, Weigh

As you get older, the physical abilities decrease, which is particularly frustrating because your brain gets so good! So as you are becoming less technically or physically able, younger dancers are emerging who need the space to perform.

Abilities, Brain, Dancer, Perform, Space

So experience of other dance forms is a good idea.

Ideas, Form, Good Ideas, Experience, Dance, Good

Dancing's not always stressful, but I always make sure that I'm prepared as I can be, both physically, mentally, and practically.

Dancing, Make, Prepared, Stressful

People often argue about this. Obviously one of the skills in performance is acting, and you can't expect every Romeo to really be in love with their Juliet!

Acting, Expect, People, Romeo, Skills

It's not magic! It's physics. The speed of the turn is what keeps you upright. It's like a spinning top.

Dance, Like, Magic, Spinning, Turn

Dancing is a tough career, but I'm glad I spent it at the Royal Ballet.

Ballet, Careers, Dancing, Glad, Royal

It's not about weight, it's about fitness, and one component of being fit is to have relatively low body fat, because fat is not very efficient, whereas muscle is.

Body, Efficient, Fitness, Muscle, Weight

You can't reduce lactic acid, but you can increase your tolerance to it. I do this through running or cycling, but it's a good idea to match your training bout to the type of dance you do.

Cycling, Dance, Lactic, Match, Running, Training

% of what you understand in a conversation is read through the body, not the words.

Body, Body Language, Conversation, Understand, Words

I think it's useful to experience other types of dance and other cultures, and the life of a classical dancer these days is certainly not all tutus! So experience of other dance forms is a good idea.

Dance, Dancer, Forms, Idea, Other Cultures, Thinking

Young dancers are training at a very vulnerable time in their lives. . . So train the whole person, not just the dancer.

Dance, Dancing, Inspirational, Person, Training, Vulnerable

It's another myth that dancing distorts or destroys your feet. If you have the right shaped foot to start and a good, strong technique, your feet should be fine.

Dancing, Feet, Good, Right, Shaped, Strong

I get to the theatre in plenty of time; I prepare my shoes in advance; I eat and drink the right things at the right time. The rest you have to leave to luck!

Advance, Luck, Shoes, Theatre, Time

But you do have to start young as a dancer if you're going to achieve the physical skills necessary.

Achieve, Dancer, Necessary, Physical, Skills