Alexandra Villareal meets ballet dancers who have had the courage to identify – and challenge – a culture of sexual misconduct in the industry.
When Alexandra Waterbury was a student at the School of American Ballet, she caught Chase Finlay staring at her in the studio.
“At the time, I was flattered. I was an 18-year-old girl, and he was this star that I grew up watching since I was 11” Waterbury said.
At New York City Ballet’s fall 2016 gala, Waterbury formally met Finlay, then a principal dancer with the company. They dated for a year and a half, until one morning she decided to check her email on his laptop. As his iMessages updated, she saw a photo of anot... Keep reading on The Guardian
When Alexandra Waterbury was a student at the School of American Ballet, she caught Chase Finlay staring at her in the studio.
“At the time, I was flattered. I was an 18-year-old girl, and he was this star that I grew up watching since I was 11” Waterbury said.
At New York City Ballet’s fall 2016 gala, Waterbury formally met Finlay, then a principal dancer with the company. They dated for a year and a half, until one morning she decided to check her email on his laptop. As his iMessages updated, she saw a photo of anot... Keep reading on The Guardian