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The ballerina taking centre stage at 55

Italian former prima ballerina Alessandra Ferri turns her back on retirement to take centre stage at a performance at the Royal Opera House in London. Dan Damon speaks to the former ballerina Baroness Deborah Bull about what the stresses and strains somebody of this age might feel.

(Photo: Dancers Alessandra Ferri and Herman Cornejo at the Diana Vishneva Festival / Credit: Nicolay Krusser)

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3 minutes