From a Manchester council estate to ballet dancing in Swan Lake

A classically trained dancer from a Manchester council estate says he realised when training that "if you weren't rich, you would struggle" to become a ballet dancer.

Isaac Bowry, from Wythenshawe, used a government grant to attend dance school and recalls being unable to afford a £400 photoshoot.

The 25-year-old says he hopes to show the younger generation "dancing is for everyone" and they too "can have a life where they are left speechless like I am".

He previously starred in Matthew Bourne's groundbreaking Swan Lake production.

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