Ballerina

Osteoporosis in Ballerinas No one can deny the fact that ballerinas put an extraordinary amount of stress on their bodies. Saddly, also no one can deny the persistent presence of eating disorders amongst ballerinas. However, because ballerinas train from such a young age these stressors have been in their lives for such a long time. Yet what bothers me is that the news rarely addresses the impact these long term stressors have on their minds and bodies. I am appalled that dancers are not…

The Porcelain Ballerina Deep breath. The rushed flurry and excited chatter of set designers, costumers, and ballerinas surrounds her. She, a delicate young girl, sits in front of the dressing table in a soft robe. Gingerly, she lines her eyes in black and pats fine silver glitter onto her tired lids, which no amount of repose could restore. A coat of mascara, a dusting of powder, and a swipe of lipstick form a mask under which she hides herself from the harsh stage lights. Her beauty was…

I've been mulling this one over since it appeared, trying to come up with an answer. But I can't answer the question as phrased. There are no current ballerinas I could rank with Makarova or Fonteyn or Farrell (although I wouldn't put Farrell in the same category as the other two; a dancer who is primarily a Balanchine ballerina is judged by different criteria in my book). One problem is that I am not comparing these dancers side-by-side. Today's dancers are being evaluated by what I see before…

Misty Copeland African-American Ballerina Committed, determined, hard worker are three worlds that people think of in connection to Misty Copeland. Many people know that Misty Copeland is an unique ballerina, but she is so much more. As an African-American dancer, Misty Copeland showed America that through hard work, determination, and commitment you can become anything you desire in the world. She left a legacy as an African-American prima ballerina. The early life of Misty Copeland was hectic…

This page comes with microtonal theme music: ostentatious, except sevenfold; a song that doesn't offer anything new, instead lazily rolling around in its own filth. Not unlike you — only without that sense of entitlement. I adore Autumn, bitter coffee and being as insufferable as humanly possible. I could well be Emma Bovary herself in all of my contempt and boredom, in all of my meretricious pursuits and ambivalence. I'm a frequent purveyor of what may or may not be satirical hubris, chutzpah…

Taking Flight: from War Orphan to Star Ballerina is an extremely inspirational book. It tells the story of a small girl from Sierra Leone originally named Mabinty Bangura who does not have much. However she is happy because she has what she needs: a loving mother and father. This is the story of how young Mabinty’s life was changed in the blink of an eye and how she had to find hope in such gruesome times. The book begins with Michaela standing backstage about to perform her dream role: the…

thought his nice wife reminded him what he was doing. They were watching the ballerina program when he was having visions of an attack of some sort. When they were watching ballerina program a sudden news report came about saying this great big guy Harrison Bergeron has escaped from prison. The ballerinas all got afraid and hid in a corner. Over the course of thirty minutes nothing happened. Around that time the ballerinas started dancing again…

results to human beings. This story implies that to achieve a utopia of the world, it should not formed with the equality of people’s abilities; it needs to be accept differences between people, and not limits others’ innate talents. Handicaps, ballerinas, and Hazel are three evidences that show how ‘too much equality’ ruins human society by no freedom and regression. Handicap is the biggest symbol of limiting the one’s ability, and in the literature, it comes out frequently, represents it is…

horribly and put in handicaps by the government. After that, he chose an empress from the frightened crowd of ballerinas and took off a ballerina’s mask and danced with her. But it was all over when the government officials came in and killed them both with a…

Through the development of George as a strong-minded but cautious character, it exemplifies how the handicaps have taken away his freedom of thought. Just when George is about to think about ballerinas that appeared on the television, “another noise in his ear radio [scatters] his thoughts” (Vonnegut 33). As George is introduced as a character, it is obvious that the handicap restricts how much he thinks, thus taking away his freedom of thought…