A former student at the School of American Ballet dissects an art form that too often plays host to obsession and bullying When Alice Robb was little, she wanted more than anything to be a ballet dancer. After two rejections from the School of American Ballet, the feeder school for the prestigious New York City Ballet, she finally won a place at the age of nine, a few days after 9/11. "The city was in mourning but it…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00AM on February 22, 2023