Risa Gary Kaplowitz: Changing the Field of Dreams: How America and England Can Cultivate More Homegrown Ballerinas

Contrary to the intuition of non-dancers, potential ballerinas are not young girly-girls. Rather, a ballerina usually comes out of the womb with wiry limbs, coordination beyond her years, and a restlessness of body, mind, and spirit. She is a tomboy.