Article about New York corps de ballet, including musings on what makes a great ballet dancer.

The Corps Standouts, from Tip to Toe
By GIA KOURLAS
Published: October 14, 2005

" ... what matters most is the whole package, specifically the hard-won combination of musicality and line, a slippery concept that connects a dancer's movement to his or her core. It means that every muscle and bone - from the toe to the fingertips - is working in exquisite harmony.

Proportion, highly arched feet, and long, straight legs figure into the equation, but the dancer with the extra-special something is able to radiate that internal power without thinking about how to do it."

There is a point in here for musicians too.