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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] I have a DD who train to the professional level and Ballet but did end up moving on little while after high school. As she rose in the ranks the pressure regarding weight increased. I think most studios are conscientious about the whole weight issue while the children are young through about high school. It is then that the girls do you start sensing pressure, mostly from former professional ballet dancers, who are now teachers, both men and women, who do make sometimes out right comments about weight. [b]There are definitely plenty of dancers with eating disorders but there are also just as many swimmers, equestrian riders and girls and boys out in the general population who have issues[/b].

Ballet definitely encourages perfectionistic behavior but some kids are really drawn to it and it is a beautiful art form. Our daughter did not have an eating  disorder and gained a ton of discipline which is carrying over now into her scholastic life more than we ever imagined it would. It did take a fair amount of monitoring and frank discussion on our part about eating and what it means to be healthy. [/quote]

This is demonstrably untrue.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16715486/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25675418/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22379716/
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