When Sae Eun Park auditioned for the world’s oldest ballet institution, her Paris hotel room was so small she could not fully stretch her legs.
A decade later the South Korean has become the first Asian ballerina to reach the top “etoile” – or “star” – rank in the Paris Opera Ballet’s 352-year history.
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