La Scala dancers deny anorexia emergency

Honestly, one in five seems like a low estimate in a ballet company...speaking from experience. They just don't call it "anorexia," doesn't mean it's not! Almost no one menstruates...

Not a problem my arse. It's real and it's rampant. My daughter is trying to recover from Anorexia/Bulemia picked up while trying to become a professional ballerina. We pray that she can slay this dragon before it slays her.

The United States Methamphetamine Club said the same thing.
Poor Chinese Dumpling.

It's true, this is a world that is most definitely prone to triggering eating disorders in its participants. That's not debatable. It really should stop being treated like a dirty little secret. Anyone who knows anything about the world of dance knows that there are many factors within the sport that are prime for developing and feeding this problem. And there are also many companies where it certainly appears dancers are rewarded for this unhealthy behavior. If this dancer was fired for speaking out against this issue, that is truly disgraceful on the part of the company.

I admire her courage to fight the management of the ballet companies and bring to light the terrible situation that exists in that artistic world.

Black Swan

I'm afraid that ballerina Mariafrancesca Garritano sat through the sadistic, ballet-hating film, "Black Swan" too many times.....which means she saw it ONCE!

Ballet is a very graceful type of dance, but it demands insanely a lot from a dancer. I saw a documentary on Russian ballet school. It was brutal. I am convinced that there is an issue of anorexia in those schools... However, it's the choice that the dancers make for themselves.

comprised of... good work AP

I believe it is an unwritten and unspoken understanding that if you want to be a prima ballerina you have to be on the super slim and fit side, eh? Can you imagine some two ton Tessie up there on stage. Please.

send them to mcdonalds for some pink slime laced big mac super size meals!

or a couple triple whoppers

Like it or not, some women are naturally skinny, and balancing while dancing is easier for the skinny. Stop hating yourselves for not being as pretty, skinny, sexy as the average model or dancer, and you'll stop hating them. Other things are more important.