The 30 students who participated in last month's master class were from Ballet Caliente's top-level ballet class or had participated in the Dance Theatre of Harlem's program at the Kennedy Center.

Ballet Academy: Dance Steps by Beatrice Masini, £4.99 (Piccadilly Press) YOUNG girls who love to dance will adore this, the first book in a new series for younger readers.

The seemingly disparate worlds of ballet and blindness are coming together in an innovative work commissioned by Queensland Ballet.