THURSDAY, MAY 31

SERIES PREMIERE

"BREAKING POINTE" - (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET)

"Survival of the Fittest" (Content Rating TBD) (HDTV)

GO BEHIND THE SCENES OF AN ELITE BALLET COMPANY, BALLET WEST - For the first time ever, the beauty and grace of ballet, the world's preeminent dance form, will be brought to television. Viewers will also see the dark side of this seemingly perfect world; the jealousy, competition and intensity that exist behind the scenes at a professional ballet company. Led by Ballet West's Artistic Director Adam Sklute, Ballet West and Ballet West II's company of 48 dancers includes Principal Artist Christiana Bennett, Principal Artist Christopher Ruud, Soloist Tom Mattingly, Soloist Ronnie Underwood, Demi-Soloist Allison DeBona, Demi-Soloist Rex Tilton, Adrian Fry, Beckanne Sisk, Kathleen Martin and Ronald Tilton. (#101)