GYRATING awkwardly in dark eye make-up and girls’ clothes, the dancing boys of Afghanistan twirl for their depraved masters.

Ten-year-old ballerina Emma Perez and dance instructor Inna Bayer joined host Rachael Maurer to chat about what it takes to compete internationally and the road to becoming a prima ballerina.

Ten-year-old Evie Bowles and 12-year-olds Erin Roy and Conor Evans all had older sisters who trained in Irish step dancing.