▁daughter ▁of ▁Lewis ▁G iel g ud ▁and ▁actress ▁Z ita ▁Gordon ▁and ▁nie ce ▁of ▁actor ▁John ▁G iel g ud . ▁ ▁Early ▁and ▁personal ▁life ▁Main a ▁G iel g ud ▁began ▁dan cing ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁six ▁years ▁old ▁while ▁living ▁with ▁her ▁family ▁in ▁Br uss els , ▁Belg ium . ▁Her ▁teacher ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁was ▁Nad ine ▁Nicola e va - Leg at , ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁ren owned ▁bal let ▁dan cer ▁Nikol ai ▁Leg at ▁who ▁taught ▁her ▁Sw an ▁Lake ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁During ▁her ▁child hood ▁she ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁such ▁bal let ▁gre ats ▁as ▁May a ▁Pl is et sk aya , ▁N ina ▁V yr ou b ova , ▁Ros ella ▁H ight ower ▁and ▁Gal ina ▁U lan ova . ▁Her ▁favorite ▁authors ▁are ▁Lewis ▁Car roll , ▁Marcel ▁Pr oust , ▁I ris ▁Mur do ch , ▁Charles ▁Dick ens ▁and ▁former ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁W inst on ▁Church ill . ▁When ▁it ▁comes ▁to ▁ch ore ograph ers , ▁she ▁lik es ▁Christopher ▁Whe eld on , ▁Alex ei ▁Rat mans ky ▁and ▁Wayne ▁McG reg or ▁while ▁her ▁favorite ▁direct ors ▁are ▁Brook ▁and ▁Hall . ▁She ▁also ▁enjo ys ▁listening ▁to ▁Maria ▁Call as ▁and ▁watch ▁acting ▁done ▁by ▁Mag gie ▁Smith , ▁Gl enda ▁Jackson , ▁J udi ▁Den ch , ▁Ale c ▁Gu in ness , ▁Col in ▁F irth , ▁Ben ▁Kings ley , ▁John ▁H urt