Posted by sb417 on September 11, 2004, at 17:04:44
In reply to Re: Can anyone recommend a good (auto)biography? » sb417, posted by KaraS on September 11, 2004, at 3:08:06
Hi Kara,
No, Suzanne Farrell did not have an eating disorder. She is quite tall, and when she was younger (when she was in her teens and first joined the New York City Ballet), she appeared to be rather large-boned and solid. She did go on a few diets, which she mentioned in the book, but I don't think her dieting ever became pathological. Dancers have to be light for many reasons, one of which is so that the male dancers can lift them!Perhaps you are thinking of Gelsey Kirkland, who danced with both the New York City Ballet and the American Ballet Theater. In addition to having an eating disorder, I think she also took a lot of drugs and burned out quickly. I'm pretty sure that she went for help and is now recovered. Gelsey Kirkland wrote a book called "DANCING ON MY GRAVE."
I am not currently working in the arts, but I used to.
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