The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer
The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer is a sculpture of a young ballet student created by Edward Degas. The artwork captures her grace and vulnerability, also highlighting the discipline and sacrifices behind the art of ballet. The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer explores themes of youth, vulnerability, passion, ambition, and class.
INSPIRED OTHERS
Little Dancer is a ballet by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty about the life of a young ballet dancer, Marie van Goethem, in 19th-century Paris. The artwork explores themes of ambition, art, class, and passion.
