[Gargantua]

The point here isn't who danced or not, it's about the "truth." I'm sure you've heard of the concept...?

See, the movie's Press Releases and Spinmeisters in Gollywood have been claiming that Portman (who won a prestigious award based upon these claims) did 85-90% of the dancing seen in the film.

The "truth", it turns out, is that she did about 5% of it, and the Gollywood Spinmeisters and her Press People have been lieing. I know the issue at the core is rather banal and inconsequential, but the truth is that Gnat did very little of the hoofing on stage.

For those who care about the truth, this is meaningful. For those who don't, they have my deep pity.

;-\

[La Enchiladita]

Yes, a lot of the hype for the movie was about how Portman had worked SO HARD to actually become a ballerina, to dance in this movie. She was also asked specifically about toe shoes and agreed they were so painful, she would never wear them again. I'll bet she didn't dance en pointe at all. They knew they were mis-representing, and inflating Portman's dance accomplishments.