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Breaking Pointe
SummaryThe world of professional ballet dancers is explored with the dancers of Ballet West in Salt Lake City.
Season Premiere: 
May 1, 2012
Metascore
Generally Favorable
65
User score
Generally Favorable
6.6
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
65
83% Positive
5 Reviews
0% Mixed
0 Reviews
17% Negative
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May 30, 2012
80
Philadelphia Daily News
Though the show takes the dancers' work at least as seriously as it takes their relationships, you won't need to know a plié from a pirouette to appreciate the drama, and yes, the touch of class, in Breaking Pointe.
May 31, 2012
75
New York Post
The injuries are extreme, the dancing gorgeous, the dancers young and beautiful, and the slogan the best on TV: "Blood, Sweat and Tutus."
May 31, 2012
67
Boston Herald
What separates this cast from just about every other real-ity show is that these people are chasing something larger than themselves, more vital to them than fame or money--that brief moment of perfection onstage, achieved after years of study and practice.
May 30, 2012
67
Newsday
The feel is more documentary than "reality" show, which some viewers will appreciate and others won't.
May 29, 2012
67
Entertainment Weekly
This reality show tries to do the same [tap into the endlessly fascinating world of ballet], following Salt Lake City's Ballet West, but it doesn't bring much new drama to the table.
May 30, 2012
33
Uncle Barky
It shows only scant signs of life while also failing to be all that revealing about the unique profession it depicts.
User score
Generally Favorable
6.6
71% Positive
5 Ratings
14% Mixed
1 Rating
14% Negative
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Jun 8, 2012
9
justnother1
Interesting on many levels and dispells at least two of the main stereotypes about ballet - one that the whole thing is just silly frou-frou and the second that all male dancers are gay. The training and athleticism is so tough and the climb so hard - it's a wonder that it's all so lovely in the end. 4 stars
Jun 1, 2012
7
MarcusBoyle
Not bad at all for a reality show. I think the fact that it's set in Salt Lake City instead of, let's say, Manhattan, helps you focus more on the company and less on the salacious nightlife of the individual dancers. I happened upon this show, not really wanting to pick up another summer show, but I think I'll give this at least another couple episodes.
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