lifting anastasia
the scotsman reports that the bolshoi can’t find anastasia volochkova a male partner for performances that require someone willing to lift her.
ice cream and ballet don’t mix?
update: this article also appeared recently, decribing “ballet’s brutal aesthetic.” not very long on details, but it’s a brief window into an audition.
“Small head, long limbs, short torso, good turnout, or rotation of hip, long thigh bones and high insteps - ballet has a brutal aesthetic.”