She claimed this included being made to stand in front of a mirror while ... body shaming and abuse in ballet. We cannot stand by while another generation of ballet dancers suffers.” ...

Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski For Altoona native Paul Gibson, a career as a ballet dancer took him to the West Coast and Europe before bringing him back to the area, where his love of dance ...

They worked hard to create an unusual dance story. Often backstage ballet dramas ... We’re not going to do the lipstick on the mirror in the dressing room. We’re going to be as true to ...

Ballet West II dancer Olivia Book uses a special barre ... how seeing her perform has touched their lives. "Looking in the mirror at everyone else, I just wanted to be as similar as possible.