Unladylike
Unladylike
Unladylike Media
Ballerina, Interrupted
48 minutes Posted Feb 21, 2023 at 10:00 am.
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Who gets to be a ballerina and why? Erika Lantz, host of The Turning: Room of Mirrors, details the rigid hierarchy, body standards and elite ballet culture fostered by George "Father of American Ballet" Balanchine. Then, dancer Alyah Baker finds how to express her whole self as a Black, queer ballet dancer.

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