I'm not sure I'd desribe the shouting and hectoring that the children were getting as "tough love" - I think the word "bullying" springs far more to mind.I have to admit that watching the angst, stress and pressure that the children of that age were subjected to, and their reactions to it was uncomfortable watching for me.

It was a fascinating documentary nonetheless(irritating that it really didn't show the dancing properly, but what one saw was interesting). The motivations of , and discussions with dancers and teachers were interesting to listen to. But oh dear, the stench of American influence with those ghastly and non-flattering costumes. And what the devil is it with those Madame Pompadour wigs ? Most of the girls had really nice hair without those monstrosities, and the dancing was frankly more watchable ,without all the rather ridiculous grotesquery, during the rehearsal shots.