PRINCE George is inspiring youngsters to take up ballet following after the announcement that he will be doing ballet at St Thomas’s Battersea school.

Four-year-old twins Otto and Ellery Beechurst have started their weekly ballet lessons at Stubbington Girl Guide Hall every week after school with Starz Ballet.

They are the only boys in the class of 15, but thoroughly enjoy the lessons.

The twins mum Chloe Beechurst said: "They like the fact they get to do something with their sister as she is in the class as well, equally it gives them strong muscles and legs.

"It allows them to bend and stretch to music they enjoy listening to, they like a lot of the songs that get used for the dancing, so encourages them to do some exercising.

" I think with Prince George doing ballet it will encourage others and I always wanted them to do ballet as its important for core muscle strength and why shouldn’t they, ballet is not just for girls."

Ballet teacher Hannah Smith added: "We were excited to hear the news of Prince George starting ballet. We have always encouraged boys to join our Starz Ballet classes and have even dedicated one of our annual show dances to just boys one year.

"Ballet is great for building strength, improving co-ordination and general turn taking and good manners.

"Our classes are particularly friendly and sociable too, so often the children make new ‘ballet friends’. It’s also great for building the children's confidence. Many of the children (girls & boys) also play football and rugby, which ballet is reported to benefit due to the strength, balance & co-ordination work."

Starz Ballet runs classes across

in Fareham, Gosport, Stubbington. Whiteley, Locks Heath, Bishops Waltham, Portchester, Titchfield, Bitterne, Romsey, Chandlers Ford, Southampton, Botley, Shirley, Winchester and Hedge End