The Royal Ballet School in Britain has produced some of the UK’s most famous ballet dancers, including Dame Margot Fonteyn and Darcey Bussell. But this week, the prestigious ballet school faced allegations of bullying and body-shaming by several former students. Other ballet schools in Britain are now facing similar accusations. The World’s Europe correspondent Orla Barry has more.
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