Ballet, Bodies & Pressure – Center Stage

Hi!! Coming up on today’s show, tie up your ballet shoes and pull your hair into a slick bun because we’re talking all things Center Stage!!

We’re going to cover how you get into the American Ballet Company, what it’s like to spend so much of the day in front of the mirror, the pressure to have a ‘dancer’s body’, and a bit of a sugary chat about our favourite dances in the movie.

Just a content warning before you listen, we do explore themes of disordered eating and eating disorders. If either of these topics are close to you, please listen with care. For support you can reach out to The Butterfly Foundation on 1800 33 4673 or Lifeline on 13 11 14.

Gel recommended listening to ‘Bottom of the Pyramid’ by Nia Sioux.

Taylor recommended Song Sung Blue

The articles we mentioned:

The Impact of Mirrors on Body Image and Performance in High and Low Performing Female Ballet Students - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/51758132_The_impact_of_mirrors_on_body_image_and_performance_in_high_and_low_performing_female_ballet_students

High Striving, High Costs? A Qualitative Examination of Perfectionism in High-Level Dance - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15290824.2019.1709194#abstract

Instagram post - https://www.instagram.com/p/DTeV7ypjQjR/

Your hosts are Angelica Pupillo (@thisisyourbody_nutrition and @gel.pupillo) and Taylor Jade Kennedy (@taylorjadekennedy). You can also follow the pod (@whatwewerefed)

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