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

<p>In China’s elite dance schools, students are facing ever greater pressure to lose weight, with coaches urging them to become “as thin as lightning.” The result: a troubling rise in cases of anxiety, eating disorders, and other mental health issues.</p><p><a href="https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1013423" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here to read the article by Chang Minxiao and Fan Yiying.</a></p><p>Narrated by Elyse Ribbons.</p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>