Growing up as a Ballerina
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- Glida: 1
- Growing up a Ballerina
- Glida: 2
- I was a ballerina for 14 years. Age 2 to 16.
- Glida: 3
- What they don't tell you about is the immense pressure you face daily.
- Glida: 4
- As a dancer you had to be a certain weight. You can't be too fat or too skinny. You had to be just right.
- Well you're a healthy weight.
- Glida: 5
- Not eating was very common amongst dancers. I followed in their foot steps.
- I don't understand why you won't eat your food!
- Glida: 6
- It was hard being in class with other girls who felt the same way. It felt like we were just pushing each other into a deep rabbit hole of self loathing.
- God I look so fat today.
- I know right. You can really see my stomach in this leotard.
- Glida: 7
- Everything was worse when on stage. I could feel everyone in the audience judging me.
- My balance is so off right now.
- Glida: 8
- It was even harder going on social media and seeing all of these beautiful dancers who I would never be like.
- Tiler Peck
- Glida: 9
- YouTuber's would give fast weight loss tutorials that never actually worked. And it was frustrating.
- Today I'll be showing you how to lose weight in 5 easy steps!
- Glida: 10
- No matter how much I worked out, I was never the size I wanted to be. I was never good enough.
- Glida: 11
- Eventually, my doctor gave me a serious reality check. This is when I knew I needed to make a change.
- You're too skinny, it's not good for you. You need start eating more.
- Glida: 12
- I began eating again, and I became a normal weight. I also made one of the hardest decisions of my life.
- I'm so proud of you honey.
- Glida: 13
- I decided to quit dance. It was a hard decision. But it wasn't good for my mental or physical health. And I learned to love something new.
- I think I want to quit dance.
- Glida: 14
- I became a cheerleader my junior year and was the happiest and healthiest I had ever been. I am so glad I had these experiences growing up, or I wouldn't be who am I today. THE END.
- GO EAGLES!!!!!
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