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A black-and-white photo of dancers rehearsing a contemporary ballet in a large studio. Closest, one dancer kneels with one arm on his propped knee and his other reaching forward so his hand touches his partner's ankle. The second dancer lifts one leg front, slightly bent, with her arms to the side and her torso leaning back, concave in the upper chest. Other dancers rehearse or watch behind them.

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A dancer in leather pants and an open leather jacket holds a top hat while hanging onto a carousel pole. The carousel moves with a blurred effect as the dancer looks off into the distance calmly.

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Two photos side-by-side. On the left, Misty Copeland splits her legs in a sauté with her arms in high arabesque. She wears a long, couture gray gown. On the right, Nia Sioux kicks both legs in the air (with one tucked into passé) with one arm lifted and the other reaching down to the floor, using her flat palm for support. She wears a short black dress. Their respective initials (MC and NS) partially cover each photo.

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Jun Masuda, lit by a spotlight on a pitch-black stage, lifts one leg a la seconde with a slight bend in his supporting leg. His arms float up in a wide "V" and he looks down to the ground. He is shirtless and wears black pants.

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Damiel Ulbricht, wearing a gray t-shirt and black pants, smiels and points to someone out of view during a ballet class. Students in various practice clothing stands in the background, watching.

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Onstage, Tiit Helimets lunges forward while holding Ommi P. Leffler upside-down, using one arm to hold one of her ankles as his other extends forward. Leffler wraps both arms around Helimet's waist, her head by his back thigh, as she extends one leg vertical and one behind, with a slight bend.

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Penny Saunders leads Jane Mumford in a rehearsal demonstration at the Aspen Art Museum. They dance under a roofed outdoor pavilion as onlookers sit and watch.

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A large group of ballet students wearing white t-shirts and black tights and slippers pose for a photo. They pose close together in four staggered lines, with the first line kneeling on their left knee and the others standing behind them.

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