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Separated by 1,000 miles: the young ballet star and her father

What is it like to see your 16-year-old daughter move to Russia, to join one of the world's toughest and most prestigious ballet schools? And what is it like to be the far-flung daughter?IAN MAYES, IN THE UKIsabella was just 16 when she went to Russia. She was 19 in August. For me she was, in Laurie Lee's expression, "a late fall": I was 56 when she was born. The two things people tend to say when they learn I have …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:05pm on November 5, 2011

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