Agony and ecstasy of a born dancer; As one of the hardest working women in the West Midlands, Isabel McMeekan has to keep fit and stay in shape - because her livelihood depends on it. ANDY RICHARDS passes on the ballet star's trade secrets. From: Birmingham Evening Mail (England) | Date: March 25, 1999 | COPYRIGHT 1999 Birmingham Post & Mail Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

HER career keeps Isabel McMeekan on her toes - and those toes may eventually take her to the height of fame.

For Isabel is an artist with Birmingham Royal Ballet and, while she may blush with modesty at the suggestion, one of its bright young stars.

It is a just reward for the dedicated 20 year-old, whose love affair with ballet began at the tender age of seven - and perhaps still something of a surprise for her mother.

For when Mrs McMeekan gave th...

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