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Originally posted by Spartak
I think they (Western Media) misinterpreted the Russian word "bolshaya" (literally big) as "fat", when infact a more accurate word to describe "fat" would have been "tolstoya", I think the theatre was hinting at that she looks too big on stage, showing up her male and female co-dancers.
Having said that, IMO the theatre was just fishing for excuses, apparently she is a real bitch to work with, and took ages to learn routines, and when she did she made lots of mistakes.
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I wondered about that aspect--glad someone posted it.
BTW, to the people discussing the inability of the guys to lift her: they're guys in a ballerina troup--not weightlifters...shouldn't be too surprising if they can't lift and toss a 100 lb sack around a stage!