Misty Copeland: How to get a dancer's body 

I was thinking that, too. She dances 7-9 hours a day. Of course "just dancing" is going to make her look like that xD

Well, I am 11 and have lots of school work and Chinese lessons. And I don’t have time. My apartment is also tiny. But I pratice two days a week and I know that is not enough.

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True😂😂🤗

Exactly! Haha how to have a dancers body? Answer: be a dancer 😂

that will for sure not work

@@CourageToB why not? There is no reason it wouldn’t

@@sophiahennequin6602 there is plenty reasons it wont. 1) the intensity/volume of the exercises is not sufficient to induce lasting changes in tissue (although this depends on the version of yoga and pilates that is applied. these concepts are so wide and mixed with all sorts of other techniqes and traings that this is hard to validate) 2)given the dietary plans i ve seen and analyzed of dancers that eat diets "rich and fruit and vegetables" i know that the nutritional requirements to create significant adaptations are not given. 3)i must admit, my generalized answer was daring, yet with such a generalized proposal that was my first reaction. 4) a better reaction would ve been: pls specify the volume, intensity, and the exercises themselves, give more information on the quality and quantity of the foods etc.

@@CourageToB ohhh ok

Sopho Cles im sorry but ballet is not isometric exercise

Evelyn Bosma you must be right because I know nothing about ballet but Misty did talk about holding difficult poses contributed to her musculature rather than doing weights. I love the aesthetic of ballet although I am a cyclist. How do they get so strong and flexible

The strength comes firstly from the posture demanded in ballet. Look at Misty, she keeps her back straight, hips straight, shoulders aligned and tight stomach through out her plié. Do you imagine how that will strengthen your core? Try it. Then try it as if it were a regular gymn lunge. That is why most girls go through months and months of soreness when they start ballet. It's a whole new language for our bodies. Now imagine keeping your back straight, open chest, aligned shoulders and square hips while lifting your legs up to 90 degrees, or to 130 like Misty usually does. It kills you, until the moment your body gets it

alecsia96 thanks there is a ballet specific regime known as barre - very impressive.

+the artistic element of it

same

of course if u eat a lot of junk food and do ballet ur not going to magically have a beauty body, everything comes with a price, work for it and youll have it

Liliana Martínez same

Liliana Martínez bone structure and diet are key factors as well. If she has smaller bone structure, that is why her body looks so lean. Also dancing intensity and how long you dance help. When I danced, I wasn't as lean as her, but I was fit.

Me too

JulieAnkha N. - did you notice a change in your body?

Martina Amigoni - I do plies in my barre class and was wondering would these bulk my thighs like squats do? I’m guessing not because it is working more the inner thighs?

@@abundantlife4758 if you do squats with no resistance and as little volume as in ballet, your quads wont "bulk up" either

Patrick Rump - thanks for your reply, the thing is I think a lot depends on body type, most ballerinas are ectomorphs and naturally very thin, I would say Misty is more a Mesomorph but she isn’t carrying excess weight. I’m a curvy endomorph and so can’t really afford to bulk up, I had been doing barre classes with no weights. Some trainers say that even body weight will bulk thighs for an endomorph, a trainer named Rachel Attard says no lunges, squats, step classes, etc for endomorphs. Even when I used to do spin we would use 3 pound dumbbells and that made me get thick bulky arms, I don’t think if I was a skinny girl it would be an issue, but for some reason my body can’t take any weight, which is why I’m more careful and avoid the gym machines etc. I don’t think a lot of trainers take into account body types, but again it depends on goals too, some girls want the thick look, I’m naturally curvy, wide hips, and top heavy but have a waist, so I would prefer to keep the curves I have but lean out if makes sense? I have signed up for ballet beautiful- again the lady who teaches this is a classic ectomorph and I’m not for one minute saying I’m going to look like that, I try to work with what I’ve got, I know I need more cardio but recently injured my knee, but I think fast walking is best, swimming worked wonders for me when I was younger.

It's because ballerinas like me have to train a lot on the neck, u always wanna have a long graceful, overlooking neck

exactly, because it does not work, as much as misty wants to sell you her book on it.

I’m sure you don’t dance 8 hours a day.

Amanda Stevens a grand plié in 4th Position?

@@anonymousfangirl9931 Have you never done a grand plie in 4th before?

@@anonymousfangirl9931 yes??

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Amy Bonomo yep and she is also a professional dancer aka she dances most of the time that she is awake so of course she's gonna be fit

Misty started when she was 13

nerdalert27 you forgot tendus😁

nerdalert27 lol

vassilopoula lol tendus won’t do much. I’d rather do grand battements and developes.

thats exactly how i feel

Me

Geraldine Cenita A releve is a classical ballet term that means “raised.” The movement raises the dancer up onto the balls of the feet, making for a great calf-strengthening exercise. Outside of dance, releve is commonly practiced in Pilates and Barre.

Geraldine Cenita Oh! You didn’t like the "slowly" part! Got ya!

Laura Streeter shes really not but okayyyy

She may not have to. Since dancers body types vary,exercise routines dont necessarily come in one size fits all. Of course,I dont doubt her diet also plays a role in her look.

Just holding your arms does actually give you some arms and shoulders

Please like you know more about training to be a pro dancer than the wealth of knowledge and research at American Ballet!

@@music4dance837 yes, if you are totally atrophied and think a bit of muscle pump is hypertrophy, it does.

@C. A. B. ❤

That did look pretty magical

Kim Oman How?

@@ambermartinez3465 we don't have the testorone that men do. Worked out for years with heavyweights and did not bulk up at all.

Degas is the artist. I don't know the title of the painting.

A really strong core primarily.

and a lot of them really don't. At least not the ones who want to do this successfully over a long period of time.

Leelz247 that's not possible to do, and being a dancer, I would know

Leelz247 it is a common misconception that dancers are anorexic toothpics but those who are serious about their careers eat, and tend to eat a lot. my cousin is a professional ballerina and she said she eats a good 2000-2200 calories a day and is always eating - but dancers diets don't consist of bread and candy and soda. she eats a lot of lean protein like chicken and fish, lots of fruits and veggies, she eats a lot of nuts and peanut butter or almond butter because they are excellent sources of protein and are yummy. she will treat herself to a junky snack once in a while but definitely not when she is expected to perform for a show or an event because when she let's herself have that night off - she feels it the next day

Who writes things like that, apparently doesn't know about this sport. Dancers need to eat well and healthy in order to have enough energy to face an exhausting day of Training and (usually in addition to that) perfomances in the evening. They are athletes.

dumb ass