Star ballerina Gillot prepares for final curtsy at Paris Opera For Marie-Agnès Gillot, the journey to becoming one of the Opera National de Paris's star dancers was anything but smooth. Diagnosed with a double scoliosis as a child, she said she never got any handouts as she soldiered her way through the ranks of the world-famous company. Sitting in her private dressing room backstage at the Palais Garnier, she remembers the struggles and magic of an illustrious career as she prepares to take her final curtsy. REFILING IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES