Storm in a tutu over sacked 'fat' ballet star

The Bolshoi Theatre’s move to sack one of its leading ballerinas set the Russian media dancing with reports today about her weight, height and ambitions.

Anastasia Volochkova, who danced in Swan Lake and several other famed Bolshoi’s ballets, was fired yesterday following a highly-publicised rift with the management over terms of her contract.