"I like to get up and get out. Otherwise you end up kicking about, and it's easy to flick the telly on; then before you know it, it is 11 A.M. and you haven't done anything."

"My only drive was to be the best dancer in the world, but I never won the world championship."

"When I'm dancing with any woman, I immediately get rid of intimacy barriers. I just give her a big hug and crack on."

"It's great that ballroom dancing is being recognised. For many years ballroom dancers were misunderstood and other dance forms didn't want anything to do with us."

"Boy bands should be exploded from a great height. They're just pretty people singing music written by others."

"Drums just always sounded like the most fun part of that good music for me."

"It is up to African leaders to show their will and political courage in order to assure that this new pan-African institution becomes an efficient instrument and not a place for endless discussions."

"I wasn't very aware of pop music because I attended an arts school. For me, it was all about jazz."