Early Life
Dwan originally wanted to be a ballet dancer. She was chosen to dance with Rudolf Nureyev in the Ballet San Jose's production of "Coppélia" in Dublin when she was 12. She left school at 14, after winning a scholarship to attend a ballet school in Leeds.
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