Famous ballerinas

American Ballet Theatre principal Misty Copeland, one of the dance world's most popular...

Since the first recognized ballerina, Marie Taglioni, took up the royal court art form in the early 19th century, the ballet body has always been in flux.

In today's feature, as promised last week, I wanted to tell the story of THE ballerina that is changing the current ballet world - Anastasia Volochkova. Known as , probably, the most scandalizing ballerina of modern day, Anastasia, nonetheless is making a change. The criticism , so willingly poured over her by Russian ballet-masters and some of the current stars, I believe is there because of the unsightly exposure that a daring ballerina brought to the king of ballet schools. Here is her…

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Nutcracker Dewdrop & Flowers, Sara Mearns of New York City Ballet as Dewdrop Fairy

Joburg Ballet's Claudia Monja Guedes and Nicole Ferreira-Dill in 'Swan Lake in Black & White'

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