Dancers body

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.

Kylie Shea on Instagram: “Loving the body means listening to it.. deciphering what it wants, what it needs, and the delicate dance of everything in between. 🌬🥀🖤🦋…”

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.

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Bolshoi Ballet Academy of Russia student Stanislava Postnova

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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.

Nikita in La Bayadere: Svetlana Zakharova

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Misty Copeland is a major ballerina with an intense workout regimen, starting the morning with this simple exercise to strengthen her calves, a serious muscle needed to practice ballet. Try calf raises for a strong legs!