MOSCOW (Reuters) - A former dancer at Russia's famous Bolshoi Theatre who was jailed for organising an acid attack on his boss has been allowed to attend ballet classes at the theatre, a Bolshoi ...

(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) BOLSHOI THEATRE PRINCIPAL DANCER ALYONA KOVALEVA, SAYING: "We have been at home for several months, unable to work in a dance room or stay in shape. So, getting ready was tougher ...

DMITRI GRUZDYEV: "Looking at the pictures I see some familiar things from my training - the open shoulders, standing tall, and all the positions are big - 'bolshoi' means grand. But I came from the ...