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Lifestyle Editorial (Ballet)
Sep 11, 2022 12:58:48 #
Wow, I must be missing something. Could a ballerina successfully do what she does and be strong enough to do it if she were anorexic. Would any of you (doctors???) who made the diagnosis explain that? Musculature looks pretty tight. I find her gorgeous, but I'm a spectrum to spectrum kinda guy.
Sep 11, 2022 13:09:35 #
dancers make amazing models, this one shows her muscles off almost to anatomical perfection. It is a startling image.
as a physician I do worry about someone who may be self-starving to maintain such a low percentage of fat. If she is eating enough protein, she can keep her muscle mass. The ethics of the discussion is a whole different story.
as a physician I do worry about someone who may be self-starving to maintain such a low percentage of fat. If she is eating enough protein, she can keep her muscle mass. The ethics of the discussion is a whole different story.
Sep 11, 2022 13:31:07 #
RogStrix
Loc: UK
toxdoc42 wrote:
dancers make amazing models, this one shows her muscles off almost to anatomical perfection. It is a startling image.
as a physician I do worry about someone who may be self-starving to maintain such a low percentage of fat. If she is eating enough protein, she can keep her muscle mass. The ethics of the discussion is a whole different story.
as a physician I do worry about someone who may be self-starving to maintain such a low percentage of fat. If she is eating enough protein, she can keep her muscle mass. The ethics of the discussion is a whole different story.
Don't 'body builders' AKA Mr/Ms Universe also diet dramatically to have minimum fat and the accentuate their muscle tone?
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Sep 11, 2022 14:02:14 #
Any time she wants, she can add a small percentage of body fat, but she chooses, very specifically, and works hard to be, as light as possible.
Not everyone wants to be a Walmart-grade behemoth, taking up two aisles.
In any case, thin people almost always live longer, healthier lives than fat people - and the VAST majority of people in this country, and this includes me, are overweight.
I'm shocked by all the negative comments about this ballerina who is about the absolute perfect shape/tone/weight for her chosen profession.
In terms of simple physical attractiveness, I'd agree, I'd possibly prefer a little more meat on the frame, but the photo - making a welcome change from the usual interchangeable bodies - wasn't about simple attractiveness.
Not everyone wants to be a Walmart-grade behemoth, taking up two aisles.
In any case, thin people almost always live longer, healthier lives than fat people - and the VAST majority of people in this country, and this includes me, are overweight.
I'm shocked by all the negative comments about this ballerina who is about the absolute perfect shape/tone/weight for her chosen profession.
In terms of simple physical attractiveness, I'd agree, I'd possibly prefer a little more meat on the frame, but the photo - making a welcome change from the usual interchangeable bodies - wasn't about simple attractiveness.
Sep 11, 2022 14:37:21 #
RogStrix wrote:
Don't 'body builders' AKA Mr/Ms Universe also diet dramatically to have minimum fat and the accentuate their muscle tone?
You are correct, they do that indeed, and worse, aka anabolic steroids.
Interestingly, there is data to show that both ends of the BMI spectrum have decreased life expectances.
Sep 11, 2022 14:45:54 #
Well done. The starkness of her whitish body and red material against the black background just jumps from the screen.
Sep 12, 2022 10:22:58 #
Thomas902 wrote:
Prima Ballerina and principle dancer for a European Ballet Company.
The shot is very well done and represents an artist at the height of her profession.
In defense of some observations regarding her composition, it has to be said that those observations are formed by life experience for the most part. I think of the emaciated children in other photographs. The difference is that the children are malnourished and weak. The artist is not malnourished nor weak. She is the opposite of both terms. It is the individual's life experience that colors their interpretation of what they view.
Where I find problems is in the demand by a viewer for the photographer to "toe the line" as to their model's image.
For a differing view of dancers. I suggest viewing a Georgian Dance group doing some of their dances. You Tube has several examples. The men dance en pointe. E.g., https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSa54yp5bCo
To each dance type, there are distinct body shapes. Google International Folk Dance, particularly those in Africa.
It does take an appreciative eye for the photographer to move the expression into the shot.
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Sep 12, 2022 10:26:24 #
Great lighting, great timing, = Great shot. A unique model with not an ounce of fat except for those nice breasts.
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Sep 12, 2022 16:50:02 #
Stephan G wrote:
The shot is very well done and represents an artis... (show quote)
Stephan G, you did such a better and more gentile a job than I did in my post. I agree with you completely.
Sep 12, 2022 20:42:38 #
Paul Diamond
Loc: Atlanta, GA, USA
Gorgeous photo, very professionally done. Congrats.
I, too, felt that the dancer was dangerously thin. I felt concerned for her future and health. But, I loved her passion for her profession and dedication.
I, too, felt that the dancer was dangerously thin. I felt concerned for her future and health. But, I loved her passion for her profession and dedication.
Sep 14, 2022 09:39:41 #
Stephan G wrote:
The shot is very well done and represents an artis... (show quote)
All absolutely true!!! And another excellent photo by an excellent photographer!!!
Loren - in Beautiful Baguio City
Sep 18, 2022 21:13:28 #
Dannj wrote:
I’d call it the “Sophisticated Stripper”
And you are representing the unsophisticated audience? Just wondering.
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