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[volcanohunter]

This is a brief report from French television about the pupils, or as they put it, the "petits rats," of the Vaganova school.

http://tf1.lci.fr/in...tersbourg-.html

[rg]

interesting, the clips concentrate on young men's classes; can anyone familiar with Paris tradition confirm that 'petit rat' is used for male as well as female pupils?
i assumed it was coined for female pupils and remained a 'term' for these pupils. but maybe it came to mean all pupils, male, as well as female as time marched on...

[Azulynn]

Yes, rg, "petit rats" means both male and female pupils - there is no difference. I don't know if it has changed over the years though.

[Hans]

I am surprised at the relative laxity of the dress code...even KAB is more strict.

[Joseph]

When I click it does not work - anyone else having this problem?!

[vrsfanatic]

No Joseph, it worked for me.

[bart]

Beautiful!  Thanks, volcanohunter.  How great to see really top-level camera work and intellligence devoted to a topic which might be considered rather abstruse for the majority of viewers... even in a country as cultured as France.  The videography was almost as good as in the preceding 30-second mascara commercial.