How do you become a prima ballerina? What sort of dedication and training does one have to commit to? Charlotte Broom has enjoyed a 25-year career as a ballet and contemporary dancer. She was principal artist at Northern Ballet Theatre and Cullberg Ballet, Sweden, and also performed in numerous productions at the Royal Opera House, Sadlers Wells and in the West End. Charlotte is co-founder and artistic director of HeadSpaceDance (Critic’s Circle National Dance Award for Best Independent Company 2017), rehearsal director for Ballet Black and movement director for the upcoming theatre production of The Hunger Games (2025). In this conversation she discusses what it takes to become a professional ballerina, juggling motherhood and her love of dance.