Perhaps no other dance form has drawn such worldwide fascination as ballet. From its lean, full-body en pointe expression, to the unique tulle skirt, to stories of brutal instructors and cutthroat ...

"Uh oh, we've got dinosaur hands again," said Claire, the ballet teacher. I look down, and sure enough my hands, instead of graceful and light like butterflies, are curled up next to my torso like the ...