I thought I was 'fat' when I weighed 112 lbs...(I am 5'6" tall.)
You could see every muscle in my back....my legs...arms.
Because...I was emaciated.
It was the 'standard' for a 'company dancer'.
I just found this clip on 'youtube'...(posted at the end...)
What these kids are going through, is what we ALL went through.
Now, as an 'aging dancer'....or as I like to say 'dancer-exic'...I just want to give these kids a hug.
(I WAS that thin....I WAS surviving off caffeine, nicotine, and chocolate....)
But....'but'...Life moves on.
I am still having a hard time accepting my 'physical being'---and I have had 3 kids...and now teeter on the edge of menopause.
(I have not danced professionally since 1994...!!!)
Listen.
YOU are beautiful....YOU are powerful....and Talented!
And, one day....(like I, and so many of my dancer friends) YOU will discover...
YOU will realize...that you are HUMAN.
....and still BEAUTIFUL!
A 'dancer's body' is not healthy...it is not normal...allow yourself to BE....Beautiful!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C1xnm7rhz0
