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" Before founding Ballet Beautiful, I was a ballerina with the New York City Ballet. "

Mary Helen Bowers

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" By continuing to work out and dance while pregnant, I feel a double reward from maintaining my normal routine but all the while knowing that baby is sharing in my day. "

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" A lot of fitness is about contractions - you're doing squats, or you're on a bike and your knees are bending but never stretching all the way, so your muscles get strengthened but look short and thick. "

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" For ballet dancers, style is about melding personal expression with physical form. "

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" For the hair, a few French hairpins and a tortoiseshell clip will dress up any bun! "

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