OH yes they will! Sisters Grace and Athena Gooding, who are both Royal School pupils, beat off stiff competition to dance in English Youth Ballet’s ‘Cinderella in Hollywood’, which will be performed at The Hawth, Crawley, on November 9 and 10.

Mother Lizzie said: “They’ve been dancing a long time – Grace since she was four, she is now 13, and Athena since she was two, now 11. They absolutely love their ballet. They’ve both been in English Youth Ballet performances before, but this is the first time they’ll have been in one together, which makes it all the more special.

“Both have a keen interest in dancing professionally. We’re really proud of them, as they both practice really hard and attend all their classes. It’s good to see it paying off.”