BBC Darceys Ballerina Heroines

British prima ballerina Darcey Bussell spent two decades at the top, performing all the great roles in the classical repertoire and becoming one of ballet s most famous faces. She explores the changing role of the ballerina. Journeying from 18thcentury France to 1950s America, she examines the challenges that her predecessors encountered, discovers the women who broke the rules and reveals what it takes to be one of the greats.