A Ballerina’s Entire Routine, From Waking Up to Showtime | Work It | Allure 

Guess its different than drama. All arts are difference which makes them beautiful.. In drama nerves are important because it keeps you alert, excitement is fine but don't waste that energy with playing around too much, save it for the show.

@@compassionatecomposer7913 she means to have fun on stage and be happy and not playing like a kid😂

That's me as a figure skater I keep myself from getting nervous so I can get excited and have fun doing it

Omg.. I read this at the same time when she's saying it..

I read this while it's happen 😂😂😂

Nope Misty Copeland started at 15.. All you need is determination and discipline

I'm 14 and I want to start ballet but I'm too scared and shyy

@Malia Martin thank u for the advice 💜

Exactly I started ballet when I was 9 now i'm 15

Jessica Mullens I’m 26 and just started ballet too.

Avonlea Dacayanan yeeeessssss

Ikr so i do dance and some how me and my friend like switched spots and ao i was smiling and saying its going to be fine bc she was freaking out dont ask why bc i dont lol

lmao yeesss i dance too. one time between 5 minutes break between scenes i asked my friend if my lashes are falling off and she said yes, but she also said "don't worry, mine did the same". And so we went back on stage with lashes hanging for dear life, it looks fine from the audience seats but up close it's an absolute disaster lol.

You just have to curl your lashes after you put on your mascara and your fake lashes. It helps it to bind more so it wont fall off. My makeup artist does that during pageant nights 😁

Me during comp and nutcracker

She is balanced because she does what she loves.

facts

I always enjoy performing with dancers that have that personality.

That is exactly me right now lol

Kate abrielle same

Thats me

@@princessellyse9288 Team of lazy people ... I am there :D

Me too!!!!

They are athletes...

mdhcccc thank you. i’m a dancer and nobody truly understands how hard it is and how hard we have to work.

I have so much respect for the amount of athleticism it takes to be a dancer

Thank you being a dancer 24/7 is hard she explains it all.

Even football players perform ballet moves lol.

Random people that know what's going on and watch it cuz they find It interesting..

or people who WISH they got into ballet when they had the chance

Or people (me) that want to do ballet but are too old and fat to start 🤣🤣

@@tayliahhenry3080 I started at 5 and I was really passionate about it until I had to quit of the tram due to my psycholic problems. I hate the word they diagnosed me with cuz everybody thinks I'm a "murderer" but they made me quit incase it got put of hand. I can still dance and it's sad looking back to all the accessories and memories 😔

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THANK YOU finally someone who gets me just dancers in general have to be insanely strong I am a dancer it is nice to finally have someone respect us

Me too!!

they have done some studies and ballet dancers consistently are rated as having the most physically demanding job in the world

She is this way because she is following her passion! (ex-ballerina, age 66)

I wonder if it's because of the exercise or what, they're always stunning!!

sis im ugly

Posture, comportment, simple elegance. Even if they’re not typically beautiful in the face the way they carry themselves and move is so innately graceful, plus they are never gaudy.

​@@KateCarew Was just gonna say almost the exact same thing! They become inherently poised and are able to effortlessly move and express themselves well even when they're not dancing. It's something, I think, most of us pick up on though almost always subconsciously. Audrey Hepburn was a ballerina 🙂

Christine Ong Christine Ong they make it look so innate and easy!! I was a TERRIBLE ballerina as a child and I regret not sticking with it to have had the slouchiness and frumpiness trained out of me! I didn’t need to be good, but I sure do wish I had HALF the poise of a ballerina on her worst day! Audrey had that delicate form and graceful fluidity it movement that only dancers have! And to think how much they suffer, how painful it truly is...it’s real and true athleticism but it’s underestimated since they smile and glide and float seemingly effortlessly! Masters they are!

Nalanis Roman this!! That was literally my first thought when she blended her foundation in

It’s a tinted foundation I think so maybe that’s why...idk I don’t wear makeup... (Sorry I misspelled something)

Sweet as Suga *fountain?*

Hazel Macaraig stawp 💀 😂

It goes to show that you don’t have to start super young to be in big companies or stuff like that😊

I dose'nt matter what age u start at as long as u keep going🌹

Love your pic

You go girl! I took like six years of ballet before starting to take it seriously last year and these stories inspire me. I got my first solo part in the Nutcracker last year and it was the best feeling in the world ❤️❤️❤️

i’m 13 and going to be starting after all this covid stuff goes away oof

Hailey Lopez yeah let’s pretend your not lying

Glittery Mess Why do you assume she’s lying? That’s be kind of pointless to lie about

Glittery Mess lol someone had to go to the same dance school as her

@@Nkoah pointeless haha

I see your point, but I toetally disagree

Lana Blakely do it, probably That will make you happy :) if it still hunts you

It is never too late

If you decide to just make sure that you take really good care of your muscles and stretch and be careful. Lifting weights, and doing lots of chin ups, even aerial ballet is a good idea because your body in your mid 20's is very different and needs lots of extra work than when you were a kid.

I stopped taking ballerina classes when i was a kid and now i'm 19 and just started again and my biggest dream is to be a professional dancer. Its hard to start from 0 but its so good to see the improvement. Do it. Go back to your classes. You will love it and you will be happier. It is not too late for me and its not too late for you

Academyfordance.com has stuff online for late starters or adults :)

Laser hair removal is incredible. I used to shave every morning, and again right before leaving for class. After getting just a few laser treatments, I was down to once a day, and I now only have to shave every other day.

mook_butt is it possible with enough laser removal sessions that one wouldn’t have to shave at all?

@@suziekirbs5150 Yea its possible, it depends on the type of hair you have though

@@suziekirbs5150 most of the time, you get monthly treatments for an entire year and then just have to shave the occasional hair that pops through

don't forget to scrub and moistrise even the armpits.

i started at 13

Hagar Ahmed me too

I started at 6

I did too!

I started at 16

i'm sure it's less intense outside of performance season as she kept mentioning that she was currently in

Nope, not eat. You didn't catch that? She had one cup of coffee and a bite of food. It was supposed to be an entire day in the life right? She mentions lunch and dinner but doesn't show it, nor did she show herself drinking water to stay hydrated. I would think that would be an important part of keeping her body healthy and strong. Just saying. Read between the lines.

@@bonniebennett8102 - Ballerinas not eating is not the norm or even sustainably possible. They are burning thousands of calories a day with training and performance and literally would pass out if they didn't eat. This video was focused on her beauty routines not every facet of a day of her life.

@@bonniebennett8102 do you think that it is remotely possible for people who train nearly all day long, to not eat? This misconception about ballet dancers needs to die. If they didn't eat they would not have the energy or the strength to work their bodies to the limits they do. Use your brain.

@@colliemom22 people are so stupid.

i started at almost 11 now i am 14 and on point for 1 year

I started at 12

Sweet as Suga I started at 3 but I had to quit at 4, I’ve been wanting to get back into it even if I may be too old (at 21)

Isabella Rocha maybe a little old but no too old also same but I did it a 6 and stopped at 8 the restarted at 12

Sweet as Suga I know it is a bit old but I regret having to quit, I just love ballet

She probably snacks throughout the day

I go to school, I eat breakfast at 7.30 am and my next meal is some snack at like 4-5 pm and only at 8-9 pm I eat dinner :/

Castiel Winchester yeah but you’re also sitting around all day

Hyacinth yeah but learning and thinking and socializing cost a lot of energy as well

Joyce van Not as much as being a professional dancer. She is working out for 10 hours a day.

...I think you’re missing the point

Manchee Thebane Am i missing something or does she not just say she likes using a cruelty free-vegan product

wolf's bane yeah but the original comment is about the video...not her instagram. i also don't really der the problem with people promoting veganism, this is a video about HER routine.

Nothing wrong with promoting veganism in a world that promotes animal cruelty.

Heck I’m a ballet dancer and we couldn’t survive without that protein

YESSSSSSSSSS.

Oh my gosh I thought the exact same thing right before I read your comment!

OMGG I HEAR IT WHATTTT

She kinda sounds a bit Tomboyish.

@Owi Owi but she was for 5 years at least 😁

@@SilviaCollmann but she uses loreal and they test on animals.

@@TheDeermouse she is in the process of transitioning all her makeup to vegan, cruelty free, eco friendly makeup

@@kates7819 maybe she is, but she still eats fish and eggs. I have no issue with that. Do what you can when you can, but she definitely isn't trying to be a vegan.

@@A.x3 what i meant is that her makeup is vegan, the makeup she is transitioning to is vegan

Oliver Mackenzie I remember watching house hunters and a couple had a daughter named Scout, and a dog named Bella lol

I had a friend who went by Scout, after the character in To Kill A Mockingbird. We were roommates for a long time and she was a really cool, super funny lady. she died a few years ago unfortunately.

I have a friend named Scout! (My other friend spent about a year thinking her name was Sprout... and nobody noticed)

sup

My volleyball coach’s daughters name is scout

suck I see everyone starting ballet at 3/4 yrs old but finally someone who started a bit late

She’s just unreal! ❤️😫

theatre too. I don't remember the last day I had a less than 10 hour work day.

Jessica just because ballet wasn’t made in Russia doesn’t mean they can’t be world class at it

@Christina Elias Was that even necessary? How rude.

@@Enlightened08 she just shared her knowledge about russian ballerinas. what's your problem ?

@@lala-iy7cj Taking at dig at American ballerinas saying how "easy" they have it while Russian ballerinas work " much harder". As if these women aren't working just as hard. That wasn't necessary. Especially on a post where everyone is celebrating this woman and how hard she works in a profession she loves. By all means commend Russian ballerinas work ethic, but you don't have to take a dig at American ballerinas to do so. So yea, it was rude.

It is... 😅😅

Lauryn Howell that would be cool! Also how they get the pink lipstick so bright with such dark lips

@@siennasmith4617 My studio has a different shade of lipstick for dancers with darker skin, so that it looks about the same from the stage.

Its probably chemically treated since the whole point is to look uniform (aka white).

@@StarLight-sl9ok you mean like a traditional ballet dancer... it is a white tradition so.. kinda judgy there

That's what I was thinking. Everyone sweat smells, especially professional athlets. They are sweating more. You have to wear deodorant.

But they smell Not so Bad Like Fastfood eating chillers lol

It depends on ethnicity too I believe? Like, a lot of Asian people have dry, scentless ear wax and don’t have smelly sweat. I can’t remember the science behind it

Waddabub Yeah, something about the genes expressing dry earwax is also correlated with less body odor. Apparently ~90% of Koreans have it- not saying Koreans don’t smell because we do but probably translates into less stronger body odor than other ethnicities. Europeans/Africans mostly have wet earwax. But yeah, I agree with just because you don’t think you smell, doesn’t mean you’re not smelly😂

Yes, due to variants in the ABCC11 gene, East Asians don't have the same number of apocrine sweat glands. These secrete the proteins, lipids, etc which atteact bacteria, which in turn produce odor. Modified apocrine glands produce ear wax, which is why a variance in the gene also changes ear wax. Signed, A deodorant loving white person who used to live in Seoul.

I'm an archaeologist, and calluses on my hands are more important than gloves.

I play ukulele and my callouses are a blessing on my fingerssss!

@@hsmacaraig same tho i play violin and ukulele. CALLUSES ARE A BLESSING

Honey Bee facts!

a runner here - same!!! im full of blisters if I remove them

Yes, we do.

yes we have to do our makeup and everything ourselves

For the recitals I do, yep! More famous dancers may help with their hair and makeup, however. It all depends on your budget

@@teaparty2928 Are you a professional ballerina? You don't look like one, lmao.

xXTamarin•CookieXx xx are you a professional ballerina??

Quick Fix - Thought Provoking Videos can 12 years old start ballet or is it too late btw I used to do ballet when I was 8 and 9 hope you answer

@@janamedhat2466 No it's not bad to start again. It is never too late actually. You can start again whenever you want. I was dancing ballet for 7 years and then I stopped for 3 years because I injured my leg. But now I started taking classes again. At first it was difficult but it gets better

And it doesn’t look effortless at all.... it looks SO DIFFICULT!!!!!

Yoon Bum thank you so much you motivated and inspired me to continue ♥️😘♥️

Quick Fix - Thought Provoking Videos I just started a few months ago and it’s really hard but practice makes perfect

Yeahhhhsssss

OMG I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE!!!!

@@emmegrier3357 really? Out of the 7 billion people? 😒

I’ve watched this video like every week 😅😂

I’ve probably watched it over 30 times lol 😂

same with swim clubs

We’re competitive

So sadomasochistic😂

😂

Ours is all if cant do it today its ok ,tom you need to know how to do it , next week you need to perfect it

That's a fabulous description!

@@TheGhostLightProject awww thank you so much for your kind comment, that's really nice of you! :)

Omg your words are like poetry, I love you described it

That’s a most beautiful way to place it!!!

I love fairies :)

berryfairy68

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YOU WOULD THINK BUT NO, MALE DANCERS GET PAID APROX. 60,000 A YEAR WHEN FEMALE DANCERS GET PAID APROX. 35,000 A YEAR. YOU HAVE TO HAVE DEDICATION AND PASSION WHEN YOU'RE A DANCER

@@ballarinawolf5249 wow that’s not fair at all I feel like tennis is the only sport where women get paid just as much for doing less lol like 3 sets instead of 5 I wonder why dance especially ballet isn’t pay more to women!

@@thang92 because girls can be replaced in an instant where as men, not so much

@@ballarinawolf5249 true that’s unfortunate I’d rather watch women dance than men in ballet lol

@@ballarinawolf5249 only 35 000 I'm actually pretty surprised

Correct lol

But she didn't say she loves L'Oréal

L'Oreal is cruelty free...they are not a fair company, but the products are cruelty free (except in China)

Better to use some cruelty free products than none :)

@@Helena-cj8of all of L'Oreal's products go through China which has a law that you have to test on animals. It's how companies get away with saying they're cruelty free. Companies like Nyx are also not cruelty free because they have a parent company who's products go through China, therefore Nyx's products go through China making them not cruelty free.

@@midnightrally357 oh okay. I didn't know that it works like that.

eyyy wassup umu

@@carinah1236 wussuuupppp

Heyyyyyyyyy guys :)

yes! i trained synchronized swimming for 2 years and it has been amazing time, plus its very exhausting

Thank you next

Yeah. I have always liked watching dancers and performers. It is amazing to see the behind the scenes of dancers lives and performers lives

I started when I was 2 (this is my 11th year) and I'm not even on pointe shoes. The most I have ever done is being in the Nutcracker with a bunch of Russian dancers. She amazes me~!

Noellecat1 Nya Aww you will get on pointe soon!

That was really surprising. Most great dancers start at 3-4, she must be really talented.

Noellecat1 Nya I started dance when I was 3 ( 10 years) and I just started point

The Whole Pointe It’s called Gua Sha. I never wanna use it because it hurts me so so bad lol I’m a loser can’t even take that, but apparently people say it works really well for waking up your feet, legs or even your entire back.

I personally always found listening to music and going for a run was way more calming. I used to panic when it came to makeup.

omg preach sis

Landry Reagan i found that music as well as the history of music always is interesting.. Hair and makeup as always came naturally to me as well music with dancing to get moving in any type of situation. Had surgery on my feet for heel spurs the doctor couldn't believe how big they were how was it possible to be on my feet for hours it was a very easy surgery i didn't need but one pill only because my fault i had to take care of my son well not my fault he came first not me..thats a mothers love..any way that tool she uses seems pretty good! I would try this in a hot minute all over.. This interesting information.. Great Interview!

XIAOXIAO YUAN you are not a looser.. Everyone's pain tolerant is different. When I'm telling family or friends or doctors I'm in pain Trust Me I'm in pain. I highly crazy pain tolerant.. But No one listens but Only One Doctor Did . This Gets to be unbearable they don't listen ! Pure Hell !! Wouldn't you think Some One Would Listen you can't make it up ! No pun intended because of the makeup of the dancer .. Omg please !

I LIKE EM BIG I LIKE EM CHUNKYYY

idc.idc.idc. That meme died a long time ago.

Lol I just saw a comment like this in another ballet video

Alwayshungry 000 1000th like

XD

Not silly! I'd love to see that as well. :)

That would be great! Not silly at all

As a black ballerina who’s been doing this for 14 years now that would be great! I’m heading to the royal ballet soon and wish to know more African American professionals

I would love to see that also. The different brands and colors would be interesting.

Necessary! I'm a professional, I've been dancing my entire life and I still cant always find a secure method for my hair. natural hair is naturally frustrating when you dance 😂

I really hope you do! I’m a ballerina so I’d really enjoy knowing I was dancing to your piece, and you reached your goal! Your going to have to find a choreographer to choreograph a dance to your music!

That's beautiful, I know you'll accomplish that goal one day!!!!

omg please start making videos about this i have heard of anything like that and i would love to learn about it more 💜 you have a new subbie 💕

@@aubriparker5010 Yes I will, thaks for your kind words, hope life treat us good!!

@@danytarg Thanks I will work hard!!

Ashley Bennett I think maybe the fact that she acted stereotypically millennial turned people down. Like her attitude and avocado toast. I mean it didn’t bother me though but I can see why it can for others

It's people who can't dance

Compared to the amount of likes it’s nothing..... every video is going to get dislikes... this video has a very GOOD ratio of likes to dislikes, better than most videos.. so idk why you’re saying that.

Isabella Genova Honest question: What did she do or say that is stereotypically millennial?

Robert Fast avocado toast?

No, me too.

Same

we say that to wish good luck on dance, here in Brasil is "merda"

Rory Lakursta yep mine are flat lol

I KNOW!! Her arches are INSANE. I gotta work harder, lmao 😅😅

@Léa-Rose oof same.

Omg I’m do happy for you!!! I hope I get to be professional one day :)

Animal lady 2006 lmao, i didn’t realize pit paste meant deodorant.

What even is pit paste ?

That's probably good. Considering how much and closely she shaves her underarms, she should stay away from regular deodorant (aluminum).

yup I believe that is a myth. Maybe check snopes?

she said she gets lunch after practice before the show lol

she's a ballerina, yes! p.s. ballerinas aren't known to be eaters!

That is actually not true. I am a dancer and there is no way you can take the amount of beating and strenuous activities on your body without eating. Professional dancers actually normally eat more than the average person because of the high intensity cardio they do all day long. The only reason they appear so skinny is because they burn all the calories right back off!

Catherine Louise I could do that at the age of 12 witch is why I never get hungry

@@sandirichard5461 dont stereotype! If your dancing long hours then you have to eat you wont make it without food

She is young and no too mych augat

That's pretty awesome! You've inspired me to look up dance classes :)

Inspired me too❤️❤️

Also 28 & this is the comment I needed to see. I did finally take my first ballet class at 18 but then had to stop 6 months later for a health issue. Never went back. I've missed it every day since.

How is it going now? I'm 28 and I'm starting in a month, I heard people say that flexibility is determined pre-puberty and I wonder if I'll ever do a developpé if I can barely get my leg up at 90 degrees

Each ballet company has their own body criteria. They are not all the same.

Jacky Star lol I’ve been doing ballet for 6 years and my arches are fine and I do pointe also or maybe I just haven’t paid attention

Megan Elizabeth probaly was during a break of the season

Lilah Macavoy Yes they are very beautiful, but we must remember that eating disorders are very common in both the industry’s.

Really don’t appreciate how people feel the need to put some women down to lift other women up..

Both are very strict with their regime... Please don't discard other people's hard work.

Why do you feel the need to put down other women doing their own beloved jobs to make the women you prefer sound greater? Unnecessary.

Lol

Olivia Ma I used to do figure skating competitively for 10 years and ballet helped me so much with it

How did it help you emotionally and artistically?

@Boo Boo when I dance I think like I am dancing a character and I do the same as skater.

Felt the same way lol!!! I was thinking 💭 I couldn't even survive off that and I don't do anything all day 😭

As a former dancer, let me debunk the stigma. Not all ballerinas starve themselves for vanity. When you're dancing and constantly moving, it's not practical to eat large quantities of food. Especially if you have only 45mins-1 hour lunch, there's not enough time to eat and digest thoroughly. It's simply not practical to eat things like burger then go off to jumping and moving right after. The reason a lot of dancers eat light is so that the food is digested before doing intense physical activities. It's physically uncomfortable to eat a lot because you're bloated and can get nauseous with all the food moving around. With light food, one can dance comfortably with enough energy without being uncomfortably stuffed.

Enrida J we definitely do overeat as a society but she specifically worked out in the morning, small break, goes to rehearsal which is several more hours of vigorous exercise and then a few hours later does a performance which is like another vigorous workout. That’s the equivalent to working out three or four times a day, she had to have burned off almost twice what she ate being so active all day.

Dunjii eating light foods so as not to feel heavy or bloated is not the same as not eating, and you didn’t debunk the stigma simply attempted to justify it. I wasn’t implying it’s done for vanity reasons but that doesn’t change the fact that you need food and finding ways to justify why you shouldn’t eat enough isn’t healthy. I’m not saying she had to eat bowls of pasta or anything but there was no mention of light snacking throughout the day or anything . She had a piece of toast for breakfast and admitted that she ONE lunch that doubled as her dinner and as you’ve said it probably wasn’t a heavy lunch because she had to dance later. So she had a piece of toast and two snacks...you can find whatever justification you want for why you’d do that but we can’t pretend that’s healthy. Obviously this was ONE day in her life and we don’t know the others but if that’s a normal eating routine for her or anyone it’s worrisome.

Leah Jackson I would beg to differ though. Who says that’s not healthy. Humans are more durable than you think. Our bodies are made to withstand long periods without food. It’s why fasting is a common ritual and religious practice all over the world. We’ve been taught to believe that you absolutely need three square meals a day and even snacks in between. This has only been common eating practice in western society mainly for the last 100-150 years. Before that people would eat a maximum twice a day, men and woman would eat different amounts and different foods, and different foods were eaten according to the seasons. Eating enough is subjective anyways. Everyone’s body, lifestyle and genes are different and we should strive to tailor our diet and exercise routines to ourselves, not try to fit some set standard that only became standard not too long ago.