Too fat to play pretty and too pretty to play fat: My Struggles as a Chubby Female Performer "Body image is a huge issue that is not talked about publicly enough. By performing this show I am sharing my own story in the hope that people will relate to it, or at least get that little bit closer to understanding the importance of positive body image, the struggles that are faced, especially by young girls, in achieving this, the expectations of dancers and performers, and the dangers and realities of eating disorders/disordered eating." Fat Girls Don't Dance, which will include a cycle of Ferguson's hugely popular spoken word poems on the subject, will form a scrap book of experiences exploring how our perceptions of each other and ourselves can shape who we are and what we achieve.
