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Where did the “ideal” of thinner, high hyperextended legs and high arches originate? And why did these traits become the “ideal”? : r/BALLET
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Where did the “ideal” of thinner, high hyperextended legs and high arches originate? And why did these traits become the “ideal”? : r/BALLET
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