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Body Image And Dance: Achieving Perfection At Any Cost, Carolyn Bollerman
Body Image And Dance: Achieving Perfection At Any Cost, Carolyn Bollerman
Senior Honors Projects
CAROLYN BOLLERMAN (Political Science, Gender and Women’s Studies)
Body Image and Dance: Achieving Perfection at Any Cost
Sponsor: Jessica Strübel (Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design)
Over sixty years ago George Balanchine, one of the most influential ballet choreographers of the 20th-century and co-founder of the New York City Ballet, set the standards for the ideal ballet body look. These standards include body-long limbs, long neck, flat chest, toned muscles, and a very thin pre-pubescent look. The “skinny dancer” in the 1960s and visible bone structure was not only expected, but viewed as the norm for professional dancers.
Despite the known …