“My Achilles snapped on stage. I was there thinking, ‘That's it. Career finished.’” Steven McRae is the Royal Ballet principal dancer who experienced the ‘worst injury a dancer can have’ while performing Manon at a packed Royal Opera House in 2019. With the support of his family, and a dedicated medical and rehab team, he puts old habits behind him and asks the ultimate question for a dancer - “Are we artists or athletes?” The BBC Arena film Dancing Back to the Light by French film-maker Stéphan
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“My Achilles snapped on stage. I was there thinking, ‘That's it. Career finished.’” Steven McRae is the Royal Ballet principal dancer who experienced the ‘worst injury a dancer can have’ while performing Manon at a packed Royal Opera House in 2019. With the support of his family, and a dedicated medical and rehab team, he puts old habits behind him and asks the ultimate question for a dancer - “Are we artists or athletes?” The BBC Arena film Dancing Back to the Light by French film-maker Stéphan
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It's time to dance, but... “what if I actually can't dance anymore?” Royal Ballet principal dancer Steven McRae experienced the 'worst injury a dancer can have' when his Achilles snapped on stage at a packed Royal Opera House. Having never stepped foot inside a gym before his injury, his head telling him, "the gym will make you bulky... the gym is not for dancers", McRae dedicated himself to a gruelling rehab programme. Stéphane Carrel's remarkable film, Dancing Back to the Light, is an honest a
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It's time to dance, but... “what if I actually can't dance anymore?” Royal Ballet principal dancer Steven McRae experienced the 'worst injury a dancer can have' when his Achilles snapped on stage at a packed Royal Opera House. Having never stepped foot inside a gym before his injury, his head telling him, "the gym will make you bulky... the gym is not for dancers", McRae dedicated himself to a gruelling rehab programme. Stéphane Carrel's remarkable film, Dancing Back to the Light, is an honest a
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