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" I've learned that there are many people out there who want to feel powerful and strong on their own terms, who want to tune out the noise and the punishing nature of grueling workouts. With 'Ballet Beautiful,' we have peeled back the mystery of ballet and allowed people to do these workouts anywhere and in their own time. "

Mary Helen Bowers

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Mary Helen Bowers

Turn

Art

" Stretching before and after every workout keeps muscles supple and helps elongate the lines of a ballerina's limbs. "

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Mary Helen Bowers

Energy

Fitness

" I'll buy a special occasion dress even if I don't know when or where I'll wear it. "

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" For a ballerina, the center of balance is everything - creating a strong center of balance begins with building strong abdominal muscles. "

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Mary Helen Bowers

North Carolina

Fried

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