by Jim Martinho
Editor, Porter Sargent Handbooks
Natalie Portman earned rave reviews--and an Academy Award--for her performance as a brilliant but troubled ballerina in the 2009 psychological thriller Black Swan. But convincingly portraying a world-class dancer with the moves to match took more than a few weeks of practicing her pliés and pirouettes: Portman actually began studying ballet as a teenager at Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts summer camp.
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