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Sugarplum-gate

Nora Younkin | Posted 02.22.2012

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Nora Younkin

While the accepted body aesthetic for ballet is very different than for modern dancers, we're kidding ourselves if we pretend like weight and body image are anything but nagging preoccupations for nearly all of us.

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Culture Zohn: Dancing With the Outliers

Patricia Zohn | Posted 05.25.2011

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Patricia Zohn

2010-05-17-outsidepull.jpg Wayne McGregor, an outlier himself, wants bodies to "misbehave." This energetic, sexy ballet, informed by architecture, shows how.

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