{"id":59095,"date":"2024-11-11T15:16:10","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T15:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/?p=59095"},"modified":"2026-04-16T07:21:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:21:54","slug":"steven-mcrae-patience-and-persistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/en\/steven-mcrae-patience-and-persistance\/","title":{"rendered":"STEVEN MCRAE: PATIENCE AND PERSISTANCE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\">by Vikki Jane VILE<\/p>\n<p>In October 2019, Steven McRae\u2019s Achilles snapped live on stage during a performance of \u00a0\u00a0Kenneth MacMillan\u2019s <em>Manon<\/em> at the Royal Opera House. The journey since, for the popular Royal Ballet Principal, has not been straightforward. He speaks to me about his recovery and a new film that follows him through it, as well as how the dance industry needs to change to best support those with injuries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was in a lot of discomfort leading up to that performance anyway,\u201d he recalls. \u201cBut I went on stage. I got through all of act one, which typically in MacMillan ballets is the biggest challenge. So I thought, \u201cOK, this is great. At least I&#8217;ve got through the toughest bit and I actually started to relax in act two. I felt that I was really starting to enjoy the performance and was getting lost in the story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59101\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/RBelite2010_00997-Edit-Kopie.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1348\" height=\"899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/RBelite2010_00997-Edit-Kopie.jpg 1348w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/RBelite2010_00997-Edit-Kopie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/RBelite2010_00997-Edit-Kopie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/RBelite2010_00997-Edit-Kopie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/RBelite2010_00997-Edit-Kopie-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1348px) 100vw, 1348px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Elite Syncopation<\/em>, Ch. 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The journey since, for the popular Royal Ballet Principal, has not been straightforward. 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