The first steps in his ballet career were taken in his local dance school where he was the only boy in attendance. "There's the stereotype – boys don't do ballet," Christopher explains.

Lemuel said one reason he wanted to join the Hong Kong Ballet’s Classical Training Programme was that it has a boys-only class. “My family had been searching for a ballet class only for boys.

Only a minority of ballet students are boys, says the Royal Academy of Dance Moves from Angry Birds and Minecraft as well as footballers' goal celebrations are being used to encourage more boys to ...

"It is very rare to see young boys getting scholarships from Africa to go outside to dance," the 48-year-old, who has more than 250 children taking his classes, tells the BBC. "Over the years ...