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" I had the opportunity to train with Natalie Portman for 'Black Swan,' and the program we created was intense and involved a lot of travel. "
Mary Helen Bowers
Travel
Black
Opportunity
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" Ballet Beautiful has made my pregnancy a joy. I've avoided back pain and swelling by keeping my core strong and body moving. "
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" I don't let my wardrobe dictate my diet. "
Mary Helen Bowers
Diet
Dictate
Wardrobe
" A few times a week, I'll put on La Roche-Posay's Active C Facial Moisturizer. That's probably my favorite cream. It clears up my skin a bit and provides more of an anti-wrinkle element. "
Mary Helen Bowers
More
Favorite
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" I like to customize my tights by cutting them myself to create a stirrup or convert the look into a capri. "
Mary Helen Bowers
Myself
Tights
Create
" I'm from North Carolina, so I am really picky about my fried chicken. "
Mary Helen Bowers
North Carolina
Am
Fried
" My company, Ballet Beautiful, is built around celebrating the strength and femininity of the female body - for me, pregnancy has just been an extension of that. "
Mary Helen Bowers
Strength
Company
Beautiful
" I think being in the right mindset is a huge challenge for women, who often take an all-or-nothing approach to working out or eating well. "
Mary Helen Bowers
Think
Women
Challenge
" Mid-afternoon, I snack on Greek yogurt with nuts or a green juice from Juice Press. "
Mary Helen Bowers
Snack
Green
Press
" It definitely wasn't cool in junior high, when everyone else is trying out for cheerleading, to have a life consumed by ballet. "
Mary Helen Bowers
Life
Everyone
Ballet
" The idea for 'Ballet Baby' started when I was going through my own pregnancy. "
Mary Helen Bowers
Idea
Started
Own
" A lot of people think the body is just about genetics, but the right approach can change its shape. "
Mary Helen Bowers
Just
Right
Think
" Posture has such a big impact on the way people perceive you. "
Mary Helen Bowers
Impact
Big
Way
" It's not about having a perfectly sculpted figure; it's about feeling healthy, fit, and confident. "
Mary Helen Bowers
Fit
Healthy
Figure
" Designing and creating dance clothes has taken my love for dancewear to a whole other level, melding the creative process with my daily fashion and allowing me to bring my most dreamed-about ballet styles to life. "
Mary Helen Bowers
Me
Daily
Life
" 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. "
Mary Helen Bowers
Routine
Dance
Baby
" Rather than thinking about what not to eat, I like to focus on what I can eat to look and feel my best. "
Mary Helen Bowers
I Can
Focus
Feel
" I adore the tapestries at the Musee de Cluny in Paris! "
Mary Helen Bowers
Adore
Paris
" There's no feeling like performing. It's magical, it's so rewarding, and it just feeds this special little part of your soul. "
Mary Helen Bowers
Magical
Like
Feeling
" I live in my Ballet Beautiful street shoes. "
Mary Helen Bowers
Shoes
Street
Live
" I find that the thing that makes every body look the best is great toning, and really, really targeting the muscles, and low cardio, where you're sculpting and getting your heart rate up but not beating yourself up. "
Mary Helen Bowers
Yourself
Great
Heart
" With ballet, you're really focused on the inner thigh and butt and just lifting and lengthening everything, including your arms. You're not using weights, but holding up the weight of your own arms is a challenge. "
Mary Helen Bowers
You
Challenge
Focused
" I train a lot of celebrities, including a lot of women who work for Victoria's Secret as Angels. "
Mary Helen Bowers
Women
Work
Who
" My approach in general is to take really great care of my skin, but I try not to overdo it and not use too many crazy products. "
Mary Helen Bowers
Crazy
Great
Try
" I don't believe in depriving myself; it's an unhealthy state of mind. "
Mary Helen Bowers
Unhealthy
State
Mind
" I find that healthy eating makes me feel happier, stronger, and more confident. "
Mary Helen Bowers
Healthy
Me
Eating
" Audrey Hepburn was always so chic, simple, and beautiful. "
Mary Helen Bowers
Always
Beautiful
Audrey
" All of the vintage photos of Ballets Russes are so inspiring. "
Mary Helen Bowers
Inspiring
Vintage
Ballets
" Nail polish is like the icing on the beauty cake. "
Mary Helen Bowers
Like
Nail Polish
Beauty
" My style is a little '70s and classic old Hollywood. I incorporate a lot of vintage, bohemian blouses paired with a good wedge. "
Mary Helen Bowers
Vintage
Hollywood
Good
" I think most people don't need as much cardio as they think they do. "
Mary Helen Bowers
Much
Think
People