Charlotte Ferraro of Ridgewood, New Jersey, hangs from the barre as she waits her turn during the first ever auditions for six-year-olds at the School of American Ballet (SAB) at Lincoln Center in New York May 7, 2007. The previous minimum admission age was eight at SAB, the premier ballet academy in the U.S. and the official academy of the New York City Ballet, which places approximately 20 students annually with professional dance companies around the world. [Reuters]

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