so when a former lead dancer at the miami city ballet, kathryn morgan — she spoke out, it went viral the problem "is that the standard of this sinewy, "almost prepubescent look for dancers "is just not doable for so many of us," did you agree, and do you believe that your own company, the english national ballet, needs to rethink? well, i certainly agree. and it is not a requirement that we will ask of our dancers at english national ballet. and i have never asked. and it's actually a very modern look, it's this one that comes from the �*60s and �*70s and the very particular choreographers and directors, and it was their own personal preference. and it's not based, like i said, in anything that is really true to the art form... because so much of what i have read in the past from dancers involves — i'm going to be honest about it — involves pain. you know, the very, very painful experience of keeping your body in the condition that allows it to do the amazing things that you and so many other brilliant dancers do. you in the past have been open about the fact you once danced with a r