The Brutal Reality of Becoming a Ballerina | Extraordinary People

Step inside one of Britain’s top professional ballet schools, where young dancers face gruelling training, painful injuries, intense competition and enormous pressure to succeed. This film was first broadcast: 08 Mar 1994 This film follows a year in the life of one of Britain's top dancing schools, the Central School of Ballet in London, highlighting the ambitions, frustrations, weight problems and injuries of the stars of the future. Watch More Documentaries True Lives - https://bit.ly/3A8xRMJ Up Close -    / @upcloseitvs   Our History - https://bit.ly/3rUpdhL Our World - https://bit.ly/3ftuckM Our Stories - https://bit.ly/3ynfFyk Taste - https://bit.ly/3OZoDcV Blueprint - https://bit.ly/3ZK5UdD Welcome to Extraordinary People! The home of inspirational stories, heartwarming journeys and relentless determination against the odds. Content distributed by ITV Studios. #realstory #realityshow #britishtvseries