Out of Context Podcast QuotesFeb 7, 2024
"I really like going to the ballet with like non-ballet people." - ALICE ROBB, On Pointe, Articles of Interest #ArticlesofInterest #AoI #NationalBalletDay #AliceRobb
la sourisApr 19, 2023

"The Struggle to Save Ballet from Itself" Un article passionnant sur les mémoires d'une ancienne danseuse pré-pro jamais passée professionnelle, et qui relit les impératifs du milieu via un prisme féministe. (Direct sur ma wishlist)
https://newrepublic.com/article/171909/struggle-save-ballet-alice-robb-think-dear-review

#ballet #dance #AliceRobb

The Struggle to Save Ballet From Itself

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

The New Republic
Queer Lit CatsMar 2, 2023
Jezebel: Sex. Celebrity. Politics. With Teeth: In Ballet, Pain Really Is Beauty https://jezebel.com/dont-think-dear-pain-ballet-alice-robb-1850172411 #Jezebel #goldersgreencrematorium #balletsrussesdancers #russianballetdancers #porochistakhakpour #pointetechnique #primaballerinas #balletdancer #tonibentley #annapavlova #pointeshoe #alicerobb #liararoux #ballet #amazon #dance #bloch #pain #shoe
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.

Jezebel