Elegant and agile, few images in skating are more celebrated than that of the ballerina on ice, the dancer on blades.
It’s away from the spotlight that the magic is born — through nine hour training days, frequent commutes or specialized injury. A childhood in the studio cedes to sessions in skates; a youthful career on the ice expands with the barre.
From national medalists to rising choreographers, an education in performance dance increasingly intersects with a career of sport.
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