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This 53-Year-Old Ballerina Refuses to Hang Up Her Pointe Shoes

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This 53-Year-Old Ballerina Refuses to Hang Up Her Pointe Shoes

Prima ballerina Alessandra Ferri made headlines when she reprised her role as teenage Juliet in Romeo and Juliet at 53 years old!
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