The second of a three-part series investigating the science and physical dedication behind the performing arts.
A Head Full of Footsteps. Dance puts the brain to work as hard as the body. Deborah Bull , former principal with the Royal Ballet, examines how a young dancer's skills develop from childhood to maturity and takes a look at some of the techniques they use to commit a performance to memory. The young dancer also begins to develop an essential sixth sense" that is weak in non-dancers - proprioception, an awareness of the body's position in space.
Broadcast on Saturday 28th September 2002, 19:10 on BBC Two