Arielle Smith: ‘In ballet I’d die of a broken heart or wait for a man to save me’

The rising choreographer on the restrictions of classical roles, our need for whimsy and her new film Let Loose, which encourages children to get moving after lockdown“In my day-to-day life I’m so uncoordinated,” says Arielle Smith. “I’ve never had a test, but I’m pretty sure I’m dyspraxic.” It’s an unusual admission for a choreographer, but like stutterers who find they can sing fluently, “somehow when I’m in a studio in front of