What’s it all about?

Born to Dance is a timeless children’s tale of adventure, friendship, danger and triumph. It’s all about the exploits of a tap-dancing dray horse named Dylan de Polka, and his friend Red Tabby, a wordly-wise cat.

In his day job, Dylan pulls a milk cart but, eventually, his love of dancing leads to a terrible mistake, his world is turned topsy-turvy and he finds himself facing mortal danger. Red Tabby risks life and limb to rescue him. But with their enemies out for their blood, the two friends must flee from all they know, or be captured.

As they journey on together, far from home, they stumble upon what seems like an ideal haven – the Happy Days Circus – but all is far from happy for the circus animals. Abandoned by their owners, they are in worse trouble than the two refugees. If Dylan and Red Tabby are to save themselves, they have to save the circus.

Joining in the adventure are a colourful cast of characters. Irma the Elephant, Ranga Orangutan, the Meerkat Clowns, Ringmaster Chia, Madame Lulu Bombazine, Lord Stomper and many more – not forgetting, of course, the villains of the piece, Dangerous Dennis and Clumsy Golightly.