Tag: 12.12.01

“Ballet dancers are among the leanest, fittest women on the planet. Their professional success is won by exerting phenomenal control over their minds and bodies. They are a completely different species from the gently swelling mother-to-be, whose world is ruled by hormone rushes, heartburn, bloated ankles and piles. While a few dancers embrace the mad biology of motherhood with pleasure, most will confess that it’s hard to ditch the habits of a lifetime.” The Guardian (UK) 12/12/01

Some ballerinas from the Australian Ballet posed in bikinis in a popular magazine. But “some patrons of the Australian Ballet, the country’s premier ballet company, have cancelled their subscriptions in protest at the pictures in the January issue of the Australian edition of FHM magazine.” The Independent (UK) 12/12/01