It's not likely that they will admit wrongdoing. Yet the legalities of this situation are not the main issue. Depending on how she decides to play out this situation, Harrington is in the position of bringing to light the physical and emotional stresses dancers face, and what little guidance they receive when trying to deal with them. Ballet companies, like professional athletes, rely on the health and well-being of their dancers. But medical care is most often something dancers have to seek, not something that is imposed on them.
Dancers are a stubborn, headstrong lot.
Part of Guenther's struggle was with an injured right foot, sidelining her at the same time Holmes had asked her to lose weight - not a good combination. The tragedy here, as with other dancers who think no sacrifice for their art form is too great, is Guenther convinced herself and everyone around her that her thinness was an asset, not a detriment, to her physical and emotional well-being. I was lucky. My parents have a daughter. Patricia Harrington has a lawsuit.