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Misty Copeland Has The “Wrong” Body For Ballet? Then We Need More “Wrong”

DANCE Posted: August 6, 2014 11:02 pm

George Balanchine “had a very particular aesthetic. … As a result, great ballerinas in the American tradition (just like their Russian counterparts) are slender and taut. They have small heads, long limbs, and downward-sloping shoulders. They have tiny waists, narrow hips, and often a visible sternum. They are porcelain white. Then there’s Misty Copeland.”

DANCE Published: 08.05.14

Read the story in Slate Published: 08.05.14

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