A MULTI-TALENTED youngster is dancing down the yellow brick road to stardom - at the age of four!

Danielle Brown-Crowther trod the boards at Manchester's famous Palace Theatre in a musical production of the Wizard of Oz.

Danielle, of Edge Green Lane, Golborne, played a Munchkin in the song and dance spectacular, which starred Coronation Street's Kevin Kennedy, aka Curly Watts.

Proud mum Michelle said: "This is the biggest thing Danielle's done so far. She was on stage for 15 minutes, singing and dancing. She wasn't nervous at all - but I was!"

Danielle and her big sister Lauren, aged six, attend the Apple Dance Centre in Leigh and have won a string of awards at monthly dance competitions. Danielle is now preparing to compete in a Pontins talent contest.

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