Big Ballet, Great Britain’s Channel 4’s new reality TV show, will follow a troupe of plus-size amateur dancers as they attempt to put together a 25-minute version of Swan Lake under the supervision of Wayne Sleep (the shortest dancer ever to make his debut on the Royal Ballet stage) and prima ballerina Monica Loughman.
Read the Guardian’s article about the show here. It includes interviews from several of the participants. 18 dancers were chosen from over 200 auditions for the show.
What do you think–will Big Ballet open more doors for more adult ballerinas?
(thanks to Emma for sending me this my way!)
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