Standing on a stage and clutching a Grammy as the world watches on is, arguably, the zenith of stardom.

But, as FKA Twigs referenced in her acceptance speech while picking up the best dance/electronic album award for Eusexua, her success took many years to achieve.

The singer, born Tahliah Barnett, is remembered for being an "effervescent" dancer by Corraine Collins, who taught her from the age of six at her Cheltenham studio.

"It was obvious right from the beginning that there was something slightly different about her," Collins said of the Cheltenham-born star.

Collins said the Cellophane singer joined her studio to learn ballet, modern and tap styles of dancing, and her teachers quickly realised she had "charisma".