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When a spine specialist advised a teenaged Beckanne Sisk to give up dancing nearly a decade ago, she decided to listen to her heart instead of her head. Now, as the Ballet West principal dancer prepares for her leading role in the Utah premiere of “Onegin,” she opened up about her battle with severe, career-threatening scoliosis and the inspiration she’s found in her character, Tatiana, a powerful woman who beats the odds despite being dealt a bad hand.
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