Alastair Macaulay Defends His Remarks About Ballerina’s Weight

“When a dancer has surplus weight, there can be no more ruthless way to demonstrate it than to dance in a tutu with shoulders bare. If Ms. Ringer performed flamenco or Bharatanatyam or most forms of contemporary dance, she would look extremely slim. In most of her recent ballet roles, she has actually looked slender. … This particular Sugar Plum Fairy – one of her rare tutu parts these days – was not one of them.”