“After quietly fighting disordered eating and the associated amenorrhea for years, my artistic director called me into her office after company class. She told me she may not offer me a contract for the following season, and that part of the reason was because I was too heavy. I told her that my doctor had told me I actually needed to gain weight, and she responded by saying that doctors do not understand our world. We never spoke one-to-one again. She neither confirmed that there was no contract for me, nor did she say thank you and goodbye. My disordered eating spiraled for years and I never danced professionally again.”
-Anonymous
