After tough Bolshoi training, British ballerina sets eyes on world stage

British ballerina Rachel Armstrong attends a lesson at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow, Russia May 20, 2021. Armstrong, 20, is among the few dancers from England to ever graduate from the renowned Bolshoi Ballet Academy, whose Russian and foreign graduates dance for ballet companies across the globe. Picture taken May 20, 2021. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Rachel Armstrong will take a leap towards her dream of becoming one of the world's top ballet dancers when she graduates from Russia's renowned Bolshoi Ballet Academy this month.

Armstrong, 20, is among the few dancers from England to ever graduate from the prestigious institution, whose Russian and foreign graduates dance for ballet companies across the globe.