Dancer sues show for dismissal over bra size

[rbhigday 0]

MIAMI (Reuters) - A Miami-based dancer is suing the owners and producers of the Broadway musical "Movin' Out" for more than $100 million in damages on grounds that she was emotionally abused and fired after her breasts grew too large for her costumes.

Alice Alyse was a top dancer in the touring company of the show, which features Billy Joel's music and Twyla Tharp's choreography. Alyse says she was dismissed from the cast of the show last month after her breasts grew from cup size C to D while she was recovering from an injury.

Michael Hartman, a spokesman for the producers, said they had no comment. A spokesman for Joel, who is not a defendant in the case, could not be reached for immediate comment.

Alyse, who is in her 20s, said the change of cup size occurred naturally as her body matured. Ruling out any big weight gain, she said she kept fit while recovering from a toe injury suffered when she was dropped by a fellow dancer from six feet in the air.

"I was thin, I was a size zero, but my breasts had gotten bigger," Alyse told a news conference on Tuesday. "When I tried on my costumes they fit everywhere except in the breast area."

Her suit, which names Tharp among the defendants, lists a whole catalog of charges including wrongful termination, breach of contract, defamation, sexual harassment and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

It was filed on Monday in Miami-Dade Circuit Court. Alyse's lawyer, Larry Klayman, said the "main perpetrator" of the alleged abuse heaped on the young dancer was Eric Sprosty, a stage manager. Klayman said Sprosty flew into a rage after learning of Alyse's changing breast size.

"She was in fear of bodily injury," Klayman said.

He said the more than $100 million suit was "based on actual and compensatory damages" in the case, but he also said "Movin' Out" was "a very lucrative show" and a "cash cow for Broadway."

The show, which won Tonys awards for choreography

and orchestrations, ended its Broadway run in December after 1,300 performances.

"In the ballet world, obviously, people are small-breasted," Klayman said in answer to a question about the maturing shape of Alyse, who is a trained ballerina.

[mercuryroad 0]

lol

I love this country. I hope this leads to another bra size discussion.....

*waits patiently*

[Jenn! 918]

lol

I love this country. I hope this leads to another bra size discussion.....

*waits patiently*

[Kajikit 65]

Ouch.

[pri 0]

small breast vs Big breast

you know wht i luv them all

Al

[Yodrak 7]

rbhigday,

It would be interesting to know the legal basis for the suit.

In a 'right to work' state a person can be fired for any reason (or for no reason at all) as long as it's not an illegal reason. For example, a person can be fired for having black hair but not for having black skin. Skin color is a class protected by law, but hair color is not.

I'm not sure that breast size falls into a protected classification, but good lawyers can make interesting and innovative arguments.

Yodrak

MIAMI (Reuters) - A Miami-based dancer is suing the owners and producers of the Broadway musical "Movin' Out" for more than $100 million in damages on grounds that she was emotionally abused and fired after her breasts grew too large for her costumes.

Alice Alyse was a top dancer in the touring company of the show, which features Billy Joel's music and Twyla Tharp's choreography. Alyse says she was dismissed from the cast of the show last month after her breasts grew from cup size C to D while she was recovering from an injury.

Michael Hartman, a spokesman for the producers, said they had no comment. A spokesman for Joel, who is not a defendant in the case, could not be reached for immediate comment.

Alyse, who is in her 20s, said the change of cup size occurred naturally as her body matured. Ruling out any big weight gain, she said she kept fit while recovering from a toe injury suffered when she was dropped by a fellow dancer from six feet in the air.

"I was thin, I was a size zero, but my breasts had gotten bigger," Alyse told a news conference on Tuesday. "When I tried on my costumes they fit everywhere except in the breast area."

Her suit, which names Tharp among the defendants, lists a whole catalog of charges including wrongful termination, breach of contract, defamation, sexual harassment and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

It was filed on Monday in Miami-Dade Circuit Court. Alyse's lawyer, Larry Klayman, said the "main perpetrator" of the alleged abuse heaped on the young dancer was Eric Sprosty, a stage manager. Klayman said Sprosty flew into a rage after learning of Alyse's changing breast size.

"She was in fear of bodily injury," Klayman said.

He said the more than $100 million suit was "based on actual and compensatory damages" in the case, but he also said "Movin' Out" was "a very lucrative show" and a "cash cow for Broadway."

The show, which won Tonys awards for choreography

and orchestrations, ended its Broadway run in December after 1,300 performances.

"In the ballet world, obviously, people are small-breasted," Klayman said in answer to a question about the maturing shape of Alyse, who is a trained ballerina.

[ChristinaM 0]

Discrimination based on size cannot be legal though, even in "at will" states?

[slim 1,525]

There is another Florida-based company that hires girls with D-cups. They wear "costumes" too, while serving beer and chicken wings. They wear little orange shorts and white tank-tops...

She would probably get hired there no problem... provided her toe is healed up enough to act like a cute, but very poor waitress all night.

Size 0 with Ds? Sounds like somebody's in for some big tips. I just hope she signs her name on the receipts with a little heart under it. That's just SOOO cute!

[Jasman0717 9]

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[rbhigday 0]

lol

I love this country. I hope this leads to another bra size discussion.....

*waits patiently*

Does not seems to happen yet

Still waiting patiently?

[almaty 19]

always a good post where breast size is the topic ...

[Mirorgate 0]

"I stub my toe and my breasts swelled!"

lol

I love this country. I hope this leads to another bra size discussion.....

*waits patiently*

Hmmm.. NSFW.. but here ya are..

http://www.shockabsorber.co.uk/bounceometer/shock.html

As close as I got at the moment