Dancers body shape

Professional ballerina Kylie Shea Lewallen, 31, from Los Angeles, took to Instagram on Sunday to post the picture along with an honest message detailing her own body image struggles.

The History of the Ballet Body: From Anna Pavlova to Misty Copeland | Vogue

Get creative with your workout! Add these no-equipment-needed moves to your hectic schdule

From Karlie Kloss and her gliding to Gisele and her boxing - see how the biggest names in modelling keep fit

The ideal height weight chart for dancers are used by some schools and dance companies. Dancers, dance parents, and dance educators need to know what to expect if and when relying on these tools for assessment and where to focus your body goals.

It is very known that most dancers look the same:

For dancers, a presumed "ballet body" formulates what many know to be the "ideal" aesthetic of the art. However, this narrow definition of a "ballet body" creates an exclusionary view of what a dancer should look like. It ignores what is healthy, and rather, embodies a cluster of privileges. Read more here.

Ballerina - Misty Copeland

"Dancing with the Stars" judge Julianne Hough opens up about learning to love her legs and finding body confidence in the spotlight.

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Former New York City Ballet dancer, Mary Helen Bowers, 32, trained Natalie Portman for her role in Black Swan and has since developed a fitness guide Ballerina Beautiful.