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    The Corps de Ballet

    Despite sometimes agonizing pain, a ballet dancer's job is to make the performance look effortless.

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    By Eric Drachman • Jun 4, 2015 • 1m Listen

    Despite sometimes agonizing pain, a ballet dancer's job is to make the performance look effortless. Elizabeth Walker started dancing at three years old and except for the time she took off for college, has been dancing with TheLos Angeles Ballet ever since they began in 2006. As part of the corps de ballet, she describes the intense experience of dancing in sync with an elite group of dancers.

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      Eric Drachman

      Independent Producer

      CultureLos Angeles
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