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The Royal Ballet's raunchy new production, The Seven Deadly Sins, left audiences gawping in disbelief when it premiered last night at the Royal Opera House.

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Tu-tus are out as performers dance in raunchy underwear

In this scene (above) Zenaida Yanowsky, 32, and Marianela Nunez, 25, (in the air) writhe in the skimpiest of underwear as they are groped by a male dancer.

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Sizzling scenes from the Royal Ballet's performance of The Seven Deadly Sins

The production, which has sold out its two-week run, is not the first attempt to inject a little raunch into the art form. Three English National Ballet stars raised eyebrows four years ago when they posed for men's magazine FHM.

John Travis, head of the British Ballet Organisation examining board, said: "This is a road ballet has been travelling down, but there are boundaries.

"One shouldn't go to a classical ballet, for instance, and see the cast half-naked."

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