Letter to the Editor from Alastair Macaulay: On Ballet's High Legs

Dear Editor, I’ve just read Emma Sandall’s piece on hyperextension and the 180-degree position. It’s intelligent, interesting, well-written. But there are a few mistakes and some misleading remarks. I can’t resist writing the following. 1. If Guillem says Fonteyn said would have lifted her leg higher if she could, then that’s what Guillem says. But […]