[Sixth Tone] In China’s dance schools, a dangerous obsession with weight loss

In China’s elite dance schools, students are facing ever greater
pressure to lose weight, with coaches urging them to become “as
thin as lightning.” The result: a troubling rise in cases of
anxiety, eating disorders, and other mental health issues.


Click here to read the article by Chang Minxiao and Fan Yiying.


Narrated by Elyse Ribbons.


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