Big Ballet (2014)

Genre

documentary television program

Country

United Kingdom

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A dance teacher and a prima ballerina train a group of amateur plus-size dancers to perform Swan Lake. The series follows their physical and emotional journey toward a stage performance.

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What happens

Big Ballet is a 2014 British documentary program that follows Wayne Sleep and prima ballerina Monica Loughman as they help a troupe of amateur plus-size dancers realize their dream of dancing Swan Lake. The three-episode series, produced by Rare Day and broadcast on Channel 4, premiered on February 6, 2014. The dancers, referred to in the show as "fat" or "real women", range from UK size 12 to 24 – significantly larger than the norm in classical ballet. Eighteen dancers were selected from a pool of more than 500 applicants to participate in the series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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