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" One of the things I found as a dancer is that you're trying to perfect your body but also protect it and keep it injury-free. When you work against your own weight, you're still building lean muscle and bone density, but you're in a safer zone. "

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" 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. "

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" Have something that you enjoy, that satisfies you. For me, that is dark chocolate, red wine, and cheese. But make room in your life for vegetables and whole grains to nourish your body. "

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" Any exercise is better than nothing, even if it's only five minutes. "

" Carrying a baby is such hard work, I've found that the stronger I am, the better I feel. "

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

" Generally, I snack on lots of fresh fruit and raw nuts, such as almonds. "

" Ballet Beautiful is about finding balance and making fitness a part of your life in a happy, healthy, rewarding way where you get to feel pretty and look beautiful. It's not about beating yourself up in the gym and locking yourself in a dark room with blasting music. "

" I've been so fortunate to have had such a healthy, easy pregnancy and have been incredibly active the entire way through. My favorite part is feeling the baby move - but the entire process is such a miracle. "

" Could you physically lose 10 pounds in 2 weeks? Maybe. But there's no way you could do that in a healthy way or that you could maintain it. "

" It's not realistic to say never eat sugar, but I try to limit my sugar as much as I can to buckwheat honey and dark chocolate, which I love. "

" I want my workouts to feel like a luxury, a way to pamper yourself and add a beautiful dimension to your everyday life. "

" When you dance, you engage your abs in every step. "

" 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. "

" When you're not experiencing your food, that's when it's harder to pay attention to when you're full, and that's what being satisfied really means. "

" I've found the entire process of being pregnant to be such a miraculous, beautiful time. "

" I love how chic yet simple ballet style is for everyday dressing. "

" I like to customize my tights by cutting them myself to create a stirrup or convert the look into a capri. "

" Ballet Beautiful has made my pregnancy a joy. I've avoided back pain and swelling by keeping my core strong and body moving. "

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

" Working out should be empowering! It should make you look and feel strong, elegant, healthy - the best possible version of you. "

" I adore the tapestries at the Musee de Cluny in Paris! "

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" I train a lot of celebrities, including a lot of women who work for Victoria's Secret as Angels. "

" I love white linens and walls mixed with antique Victorian furniture. "

" Posture has such a big impact on the way people perceive you. "

" 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. "

" I love nuts and popcorn with olive oil and sea salt. "

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

" For a ballerina, the worst thing imaginable is big thighs. "

" 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. "

" To look and feel your best, it's essential to work out, eat well, and make sure that you are also drinking plenty of water and getting enough sleep. "