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Toll of ballet is high enough on kids even without competitions, says author and former dancer

This week, hundreds of young dancers are gathering in Phoenix for and event known as the the “American Idol of ballet” — the Youth America Grand Prix.At stake are scholarships to ballet schools and spots in some of the best companies. But Alice Robb says ballet is competitive enough as it is. Alice Robb is author of the book, “Don’t Think Dear: On Loving and Leaving Ballet.”

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Summer reading: 50 brilliant books to discover

From family sagas to political memoirs, the best recent books to accompany your summer break, plus page-turning paperbacks and children’s and YA books

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The Struggle to Save Ballet From Itself

A former dancer reckons with the rigors and ordeals of life in ballet.

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The dark truth behind the glamorous facade of ballet school

Ballet has long fetishized femininity, beauty, and a fanatical pursuit of perfection and grace.

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Finding freedom and feminism in ballet. (It's possible.)

Ballet requires — no, demands — devotion. But what is the price of that devotion, especially for women? Ballet these days is under fire in s

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Can we ever have body inclusivity in ballet?

Can we ever have body inclusivity in ballet?
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In Ballet, Pain Really Is Beauty

"I wanted bunions, blisters, bleeding toenails, and I envied the girls who bruised more easily," Alice Robb writes in her book about being a child ballerina.

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Alice Robb Chats About Her New Book, Don't Think Dear: On Loving and Leaving Ballet

Alice Robb brings analysis, intelligence and a feminist lens to her new book "Don't Think Dear: On Loving and Leaving Ballet."

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Letting Go of Her Ballet Dream

A writer confronts her “Nutcracker” childhood and the unforgiving culture that went with it.

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Don't Think, Dear by Alice Robb review – the beauty and cruelty of ballet | Autobiography and memoir

A former student at the School of American Ballet dissects an art form that too often plays host to obsession and bullying

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