Little 'rats' of Paris Opera suffer for their ballet fame

They call them the 'rats'. A handpicked elite who are driven to be the best, who suffer agonising pain in silence, who regularly bear humiliation, and for whom the smallest of weight gains can lead to expulsion.

Comments on article "Little 'rats' of Paris Opera suffer for their ballet fame"

Name	Views and Comments	Date
geane	thats not very nice dancers are skinny for a reason !!!!!!	7/8/2007
Karen Australia	As a ballerina, i personally feel that i have to be thin, we get weighed twice a week, and i dread those days, i really like this article it has made me realise that there's more to life than starving myself. But on the other hand to be the best and to be a soloist one must do all that they can to make it. Sad but it's the truth, it's how all of us dancer's feel. We will strive and do whatever it takes to be the BEST!	4/3/2006
jessica biggins	can you get me some pictures of ballet dancers?	5/14/2003

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