the Beauty of Inflections.

This article talks about Muriel Maffre, principal dancer of San Francisco Ballet. According to the author, Maffre has proved that unconventional bodies can flourish in the American ballet system. Maffre was accepted into the Paris Opéra Ballet School at age 9. Maffre collected a gold medal at the first Paris International Dance Competition in 1984 and took first prize at the Paris National Conservatory for Advanced Studies in 1985.