In China’s elite dance schools, students are facing ever greater pressure to lose weight, being urged to become “as thin as lightning.” This results in rising cases of anxiety, eating disorders, and other mental health issues.

[Sixth Tone] In China’s dance schools, a dangerous obsession with weight loss

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