We Are Not Created Equal in Every Way - 0 views
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Petite Nutcracker
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My daughter is very sophisticated
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The values placed on an unnaturally thin body for female performers drives some dancers to potentially fatal eating disorders.
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American ideals
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Having written extensively about the damaging pressures on young female gymnasts and figure skaters, I understand Keefer's concerns about body type.
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The San Francisco Ballet School is very clear and open about the fact it is strictly a training ground for professional dancers
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children at age 8 are already training for adult careers
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The ballet school usually has a psychologist to counsel the students, but at the moment there is not one on staff.
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pitfalls their daughters might encounter as they climb the ballet ladder: weight issues, physical ailments, social isolation, psychological pressure.
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Keefer said she would drop her lawsuit if the school accepted her daughter.
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best training in the Bay Area
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The child is clearly too young to make such a decision. Yet, in the skewed logic of elite athletics and dancing, she is not too young to pay the price for it.
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How sophisticated could an 8 year old actually be concerning societal pressures to conform?
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Modeling agencies were of similar thinking, but are now establishing minimum weight standards.
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The term American ideals refers to the notion that anyone should be given the opportunity to become what they wish to be.
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What qualifies her to write about this subject matter? Is it personal opinion pieces or published books?
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It is unfortunate they lose out on the worry free life of a child. They are thrown into this pressured environment to early.
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A need for a psychologist exists, yet the school is not immediately concerned with the vacancy.
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Once she got accepted, what kind of implications would follow? Would she be treated wrongly in retaliation for her mother's actions toward the school?
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If so much interest exists, why not seek training elsewhere? Families who seek the greatest opportunities for their children in acting give up everything and move to Hollywood.
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The mother is in ultimate control over her daughter's future yet it will be young Fredrika who will endure the likely failures and mental strain over time.
