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[quote=Anonymous]Hmm, I'm one of the PPs who danced seriously until 18. Not that many of us smoked, and most of us ate just fine. But there were definitely girls who starved themselves and the worst part was that they were constantly rewarded. I remember so well standing at the barre behind a girl who was our class and later company star. As we were doing our plies, I watched her leotard literally hang off her bony butt, thinking "this can't be healthy." Two seconds later, the teacher came around to tell me to suck in my tummy, before moving on to her and exclaiming "beautiful!" I was 5'5 and weighed around 105lbs at the time. She must have been 10 lbs lighter. I think the question is whether the kid is able to truly recognize the fact that this kind of thing is insane and to therefore ignore the crazy talk and behavior. Only you know your kid. [/quote]
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