MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow's Bolshoi Theater sacked an ice-cream-loving prima ballerina Tuesday, saying she was too heavy and too tall for most of her dance partners to lift.
Anastasia Volochkova, one of Russia's best-known ballerinas, has been publicly feuding with the theater over a new contract and the Bolshoi's claims she was too heavy to dance with.
"I think that now when people try to add 10 or 20 cm (4-8 inches) to my height, and talk about my measurements and dimensions, they should remember that height is not what makes a ballerina great," Volochkova told Russia's First Channel television.
A spokesman for Volochkova said she was 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighed 110 pounds.
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Anastasia Volochkova, one of Russia's best-known ballerinas, has been publicly feuding with the theater over a new contract and the Bolshoi's claims she was too heavy to dance with.
"I think that now when people try to add 10 or 20 cm (4-8 inches) to my height, and talk about my measurements and dimensions, they should remember that height is not what makes a ballerina great," Volochkova told Russia's First Channel television.
A spokesman for Volochkova said she was 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighed 110 pounds.
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