Student dancers have been taught some of the tricks of the trade -- by one of the country's top dance companies.

Cheryl McChesney, an animateur with the Rambert Dance Company, took a break from rehearsals at the Apollo Theatre in George Street, to run workshops for students from the Oxford College of Further Education in Oxpens Road.

Dance and drama students joined members of the Rambert company to study techniques.

CFE lecturer in dance Vicky Marks said the workshops were the opportunity of a lifetime. She said: "The benefit of learning from the expertise of dancers at this level is enormous."