Ballet Beautiful

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It seems like we've had a burst of ballet beauties on the big screen in the past couple months. With Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis in Black Swan and now Emily Blunt in The Adjustment Bureau, these babes are taking over.

The long, slender, flexible figure of ballerinas have long been viewed as an ideal image of perfection and grace. With tips and moves from the trainers who got these stars into shape for their ballerina performance, you can work to become slim and toned.

Mary Helen Bowers, a former ballerina in New York City, worked with Natalie Portman for 5-8 hours a day, 6 days a week to achieve her new body. According to Mary Helen, exquisite grace, beauty and strength are the essence of a ballerina's form. In an effort to create a highly defined physique for Natalie, she created a method that was, as she says, "a highly targeted and effective approach to fitness." You can check out this article on Shape Magazine's website to see some of the moves Mary Helen used to tone Natalie's muscles.

You can also look at Mary Helen's website, Ballet Beautiful, to learn more about the method she has created to keep herself in shape while dancing with one of the world's most prestigious ballet companies: the New York City Ballet. She created Ballet Beautiful to ensure elegance with power in her technique and to polish and add precision to her form.

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According to the website, Ballet Beautiful benefits include:

• Superb posture
• Graceful carriage
• Sleek micro-targeted 'ballet' muscles
• Elongated limbs
• Strong center and lean form
• Increased flexibility

Mary Helen's method is now available for everyone who desire to acquire the elusive shape of a ballerina's body. With no dance experience required, the method is suitable for almost everyone. You can learn more about the method and purchase instructional videos or personal classes on her website.

FitSugar has also posted an article that shares some moves Emily Blunt used while preparing for her role in the recently released film, The Adjustment Bureau. The article includes links to show you how to preform moves such as White Swan, Kneeling Hinge and Paso double lift, which help to lengthen and strengthen your muscles.