Ballerina: Sex, Scandal, and Suffering Behind the Symbol of Perfection

Throughout her history, the ballerina has been perceived as the embodiment of beauty and perfection— the feminine ideal. But the reality is another story. From the earliest ballerinas in the 17th cent…

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