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Evening Standard
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Bill Bowkett

New Royal Ballet School boss declares plus-sized dancers are the future after 'body-shaming' scandal

The Royal Ballet School’s new artistic director has declared that plus-sized dancers are the future after a former student alleged that teachers had “body-shamed” pupils.

Iain Mackay, who was installed in his post at the school last year, also said that same-sex dance partnerships should be normalised.

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