Hockey brutes trade skates for ballet shoes

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:38:00 +0200

Struggling Swedish professional hockey team Malmö Redhawks has opted for a strict regimen of ballet and yoga in an unorthodox effort to inspire winning ways after failing to win a place in the Elitserien, the country's top pro league.

Pippi Longstocking wreaks havoc at the ballet

Fri, 13 May 2005 12:17:00 +0200

(AFP) Pippi Longstocking, the unruly and world-famous creation of Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren, takes to the ballet stage in a colourful choreography in which streetdance collides with classical steps.

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Hockey brutes trade skates for ballet shoes

Pippi Longstocking wreaks havoc at the ballet