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Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'
Turning Pointe: How a New Generation of Dancers Is Saving Ballet From Itself by Chloe Angyal
2 reviews
km4's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, and Bullying
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
lalalily17's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
4.0
As a former ballet dancer, I enjoyed reading this book. I didn't agree with everything the author said and talked about but ballet is important to me. The book is well researched. The author talked with a lot of different ballet dancers from different backgrounds. It was cool to hear others stories of how they made it through the pandemic. I agree with the author in that ballet needs to change. There shouldn't be a 'perfect ballet body'. Ballet shouldn't exclude or demean dancers who aren't tall, lean white girls. It should be for anyone to do and enjoy.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
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