Alberto: In Trockadero we have to obviously perform en pointe and perform in tutus, and makeup ... doing these midnight shows parodying classical ballet and it really took off.

If the word “ballet” makes you think of tutus, tiaras and classical music, the English National Ballet’s latest offering ...

tutus and, of course, lots of pink. But Lemuel Ma and Wesley Matsuharu Lai, two teen dancers in the Hong Kong Ballet’s Classical Training Programme, know that boys also have a place in ballet.

Serenade is ethereal with it's soft lighting and blue tutus. In the Upper Room is a sharp contrast. "What's really special about that ballet is that it starts with dancers in sneakers, and then ...