It’s all in the dance genes, claims Master Butterfly
Construction guru Neil Pountney, managing director of
Solihull-based Emprima, has long been a headline-grabber.
Now it looks like ten-year-old grand-daughter Lauren is fast
becoming a chip off the old block.
Lauren, an aspiring pupil at the Siobhan McCarthy-Collins
Academy
And her achievements – the latest being selected for the
corps-de-ballet in the Midlands Theatre Ballet production of Sleeping Beauty at
Birmingham
The reason for her success?
Apparently it is all in the genes – Lauren’s 90-year-old
youthful looking great grandmother Jean Pountney was a ballet dancer herself,
as a young girl, appearing on stage at the Alexandra
Theatre in Birmingham
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But construction consultant Neil thinks that the
delightfully elegant Lauren (genes must have skipped a generation or two there,
then, eh Neil!) owes something to his own experiences.
Old twinkle toes reminds me that only a couple of years ago
he was recruited to the board of Dance XChange – the partner organisation of
Birmingham Hippodrome and Birmingham Royal Ballet, which is dedicated to
helping people get the most out of life through dance – to supplement its
business expertise.
And all those secret salsa sessions have paid off, it seems!
Come on, Neil – give us a twirl in your tutu and tights.
