简介：Forthefirsttimeever,thebeautyandgraceofballet,theworld'spreeminentdanceform,willbebroughttotelevision.Viewerswillalsoseethedarksideofthisseeminglyperfectworld;thejealousy,competitionandintensitythatexistbehindthescenesataprofessionalballetcompany.Forunderthetightsandtutusliewarriors,whobattleinagrittyworldofextremeathleticism,focusanddedication,whilehuntingfortheunattainable...perfection. "BreakingPointe"ripsbackthecurtainontheinnerworkingsofeliteSaltLakeCityBalletCompany,BalletWest.Itobliteratesthenotionthatballetisadatedartformandshatterspre-conceivedstereotypesaboutthemenandwomenwhogivetheirlivestotheworldofballet.Beneaththeirperfectexteriors,thesedancershavethetoughnessoflinebackers,punishingtheirbodiestoachieveperfectionanddancingthroughinjuriesandpain. LedbyArtisticDirectorAdamSklute,aformerdancerandAssociateDirectorofTheJoffreyBallet,BalletWestandBalletWestII'scompanyof48dancersincludes:PrincipalArtistChristianaBennett,SoloistRonnieUnderwood,Demi-SoloistAllisonDeBona,Demi-SoloistRexTilton,BeckanneSisk,KathleenMartinandRonaldTilton. Shotinarich,cinematicstyle,"BreakingPointe"pullstheviewerdirectlyintothecompany,wheretheywillexperiencetheexhaustingrehearsals,thestylizedglamourofthedancers'lifeandthevibrantanddynamicmain-stageperformances. It'severylittlegirl'sdreamtogrowupandbecomeaballerina,butnobodyknowswhattheworldofcompetitiveballetisreallyabout.Nooneseesthesacrificeanddisciplineittakestolookperfectfortheaudience.Nobodyknowsthatinordertoadvanceandgetthebestroles,dancershavetonavigatethecomplicatedsocialpoliticsinsidethecompany.And,noonesees,whenthecurtaingoesdown,thedramathatbleedsintothedancers’privatelives…untilnow.…