I'm always in awe of the talent and perseverance it takes to be a ballerina. My heart skips a beat each time I see those bent arches and pointy feet. So you can imagine my excitement when I came across those incredible photos of Misty Copeland's legs in NY Magazine. Rebecca did an article on the ever-inspiring, beautiful and truly versatile "unlikely-ballerina" as the world of ballet calls her! Darlings, have you done ballet before? xo
P.S: There is no question that ballet is incredibly beautiful and I'm madly in love with it but it can also be very brutal. Check out this video to see how much pressure they are under. I want to hug that little girl.
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whoa! check out those muscles! thats so incredible! I wish I stilled danced...but school happened. boo. school.
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i am always so impressed by the power and control these tiny delicate girls have, and the discipline!
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Perfection, definitely!
you can't help but want to run to the gym or take a dance class after seeing those photos!
i did ballet for 13 years even though i knew i would never be able to go professional (bad feet. bad turn out.) but i still loved every minute of it! her legs are making me want to get back into it!
Oh hello...those legs! Could crack a man like a nutcracker. Loving them!
I was never any good at ballet - I have a basketball figure! hehe. I am always in awe of athletes like ballerinas - thursday i went to see an acrobatics show and was equally amazed!
It's so crazy how muscular, and almost distorted their bodies become. My cousin is a dancer and her feet have permanently changed shape over the years... it's the strangest thing.
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love the photos but want to give a big hug to the little gal...
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Tina
I wish I'd been a real ballerina.
oh my gosh. I seriously have like...little girl dreams of being a ballerina. A great day for me was in college when someone mistook me for a ballet major! haha. It was awesome. (I went to the conservatory at my college, and I was at a theater lighting class that included ballerinas and "normal" students, so it was an honest mistake, but it make me happy!) hehe.
Me too, Tina. I get all teary each time I watch that video.
Nuts. Those muscles are well defined! The pressure part -> Black Swan.
Vannessa, so true! I read that their feet totally change shape over time. Its really incredible to see.
Jesus!!!!!
cool pictures, crazy muscles! wow! i have never been really into ballett myself, but enjoy looking at it. and i think dancers have the best bodies, ever! :)
Sometimes I really wish I kept with ballet! I did it for 7 years. I miss it so much! =)
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Those poor little girls, i just couldnt watch too much of it. I do think ballet is beautiful and I was in tap, jazz, and ballet when i was three but it was for fun and nothing like that! WOW!
PS however those pictures are beautiful! <3
That is one of my biggest regrets in life, that I gave up ballet when I too young to know what I was missing out on :(
Wish I had them but could not have managed to endure the pain...
wow... the pictures are stunning! i feel so sorry for those girls but at the same time so impressed. they have such incredible control over their moves and seem to be so organised with trainings and stuff...
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that video is awful! good thing that craziness is probably the minority of teachers out there!
Those muscles - W.O.W.
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oh yes i was in dance for YEARS - but i never got legs like those, i can tell u that much! -- Joe was working at the theatre and got me toe shoes from one of the ballerinas!!!
most beautiful, lively legs I have ever seen!...absolutely stunning!
Erika, how lucky. Those shoes are so special and Sara, you are right. Black Swan really showed the pressure part of ballet world!
I love ballet but too much muscles is a huge turn off for me
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so fascinating! looks a bit painfull though I must say :)
Simply stunning and oh to have that talent!
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To be honest... I don't like the sight of those legs. It's not very au naturel now is it? It's a very cruel world (like every topclass sports is when it's played/[ractised at the highest level) and there's no doubt that it's not exactly healthy either. Oh my the pressure and stress. I have never practised ballet (with 6ft I'm way too tall), but was a triathleet for a while so I know a thing or 2 about pushing the body to it's limits!
I am in love with ballet movement. Actually, I'm in love with all forms of art, but dance is simply one of my favorites.
Wow, very powerful!
this is insane!!! The pictures are so striking and powerful - I think people forget who strong and disciplined ballerinas must be!
Just wow! Look at those crazy muscles.
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wow those legs are something else! I always wanted to be a ballerina...
Wow- this is amazing!
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Michelle
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i started to watch but then I couldn't.
It makes me hurt just looking at it
but if you have a love for something you will go thru anything for it.
Amy
Ballerinas are some of the toughest athletes on the planet. They don't get enough credit for being so strong yet so graceful. Great post!
Those legs are AMAZING! The incredible muscle formations are quite moving. I SO wish I'd done ballet. But, I am too curvy a woman. It probably would not have turned out well.
ballet is beautiful!!!! but i think those legs are a little too intense for me. those legs are craaazy!
oh that poor girl, i wanna give her a hug too
Michelle, I totally agree with you. They have this amazing ability to be strong yet so graceful:)
So unreal.. those muscles are just beautiful and amazing..
LOVE ballet. Took it as a kid and miss it sooo much! Amazing what it does for your body!
holy cow! those are some amazing legs!
wow that is incredible.
just beautiful and I also want to hug that litle girl...
The 1st shot is beautiful. Xxxx
I cannot even fathom having that kind of muscle! WOW!
wow. i love the strength and beauty in her legs. these are such powerful images.
I danced for 18 years, and I have the ugly feet to prove it! I miss it so much.
OH GOSH!! Those are some muscular legs!!!
Yes, i dont doubt at all that being a ballerina takes more than most think. I don't think I can ever be so discipline.
We should give them more credit for sure!
Nikki, 18 years? That is so cool:) I would love to see you dance.
Don't feel sorry for the little girl, Oxana Skorik. She graduated Perm years ago, and the Mariinsky Ballet immediately hired her. She has won prestigeous awards and has traveled the world. She made it! You may even be able to see her dance if you attend the Kennedy Center Opera House in D.C. when the Mariinsky comes annually.
http://www.mariinsky.ru/en/company/ballet_mt_women/skorik/
As for Misty Copeland's muscular legs--please take note that her body type is extraordinary in the ballet world. She has a fabulous physique, which includes a large bosom, but it's not typical for a ballerina. She also began her training later than most professional dancers.
Both of these amazing women have achieved what most can only dream of!
Oh my god....that video......look, I'm a ballerina, and that girl looked my age. That is not how most ballet studios are, thankfully, because I can't lift my leg up half that high and my teachers are still very supporting and caring to everyone. Thankfully most dancers are treated way, way better than that. 😔😔😔
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