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STRENGTH:<br />
Gemma<br />
Pitchley-Gale<br />
As a First Artist, the<br />
32-year-old from South<br />
London is a senior<br />
member of the corps<br />
de ballet, which performs<br />
intricately choreographed<br />
group dances on stage.<br />
But in between the<br />
graceful poses and<br />
backstage selfies on her<br />
Instagram are videos of<br />
her lifting heavy weights<br />
in the gym. “Nobody<br />
wants to be a bulky<br />
ballerina, but it doesn’t<br />
do that – it just makes<br />
us stronger. Using the<br />
leg machine, I kept<br />
saying to my tutor,<br />
‘That’s fine, add a few<br />
more plates.’ He couldn’t<br />
believe what I was lifting.<br />
I enjoy it so much that<br />
I’m now doing a Level 3<br />
course to become a<br />
personal trainer.”<br />
“When people<br />
find out how<br />
strong we are,<br />
they think,<br />
‘What? Wow!’”<br />
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