Kylie Morton Berry, principal dancer and ballet mistress with the Appalachian Ballet Company, shares her story. I developed breasts late—around age 15—but it happened fast. By senior year of high school, I was wearing a DD-cup. I didn’t grow or gain weight anywhere else, so I was very uncomfortable. I felt out of proportion. Also, […]
For dancers, the decision to undergo surgery can be frightening. The time spent in recovery seems like an eternity when it keeps you from pursuing your passion. But as 14-year-old Maya Wheeler learned, dancing with injuries isn’t worth the pain—or the damage it can cause. A student at Philadelphia’s The Rock School for Dance Education, […]
Alyssa Lemenager’s large chest always seemed to get in the way of her dancing. She loathed spaghetti-strap leos and constantly altered her costumes to accommodate her 34E bust. “I couldn’t take the constant back pain and discomfort that the weight of my breasts caused,” says Lemenager, now captain of the Suffolk University Dance Company in […]