The idea for 'Ballet Baby' started when I was going through my own pregnancy. — Mary Helen Bowers Copy Share Image
Before founding Ballet Beautiful, I was a ballerina with the New York City Ballet. — Mary Helen Bowers Copy Share Image
For ballet dancers, style is about melding personal expression with physical form. — Mary Helen Bowers Copy Share Image
Ballet opens up the chest and the arms and elongates the body, so you carry yourself straighter. That's so important for a… — Mary Helen Bowers Copy Share Image
A simple scoop-neck leotard highlights a ballerina's swanlike neck and elegant posture, both rooted in a powerful core. — Mary Helen Bowers Copy Share Image
Ballet is an incredible art, but it can be a bit elitist, which is a really big turn off to me. — Mary Helen Bowers Copy Share Image
Ballet can be hard on your joints, and when you're on a movie set doing take after take, it can become really… — Mary Helen Bowers Copy Share Image
My company, Ballet Beautiful, is built around celebrating the strength and femininity of the female body - for me, pregnancy has just… — Mary Helen Bowers Copy Share Image
Ballet Beautiful is a workout that transforms the body without overtaxing the system or joints. — Mary Helen Bowers Copy Share Image
By continuing to work out and dance while pregnant, I feel a double reward from maintaining my normal routine but all the… — Mary Helen Bowers Copy Share Image
It definitely wasn't cool in junior high, when everyone else is trying out for cheerleading, to have a life consumed by ballet. — Mary Helen Bowers Copy Share Image
One of the things I found as a dancer is that you're trying to perfect your body but also protect it and… — Mary Helen Bowers Copy Share Image
With ballet, you're really focused on the inner thigh and butt and just lifting and lengthening everything, including your arms. You're not… — Mary Helen Bowers Copy Share Image
Ballet Beautiful is about finding balance and making fitness a part of your life in a happy, healthy, rewarding way where you… — Mary Helen Bowers Copy Share Image
The muscles that are used in Ballet Beautiful are similar to those used in classic ballet. They're also muscles that don't get… — Mary Helen Bowers Copy Share Image
I've learned that there are many people out there who want to feel powerful and strong on their own terms, who want… — Mary Helen Bowers Copy Share Image
Designing and creating dance clothes has taken my love for dancewear to a whole other level, melding the creative process with my… — Mary Helen Bowers Copy Share Image
In yoga, you hold the positions, whereas in dance, you're constantly moving, extending, reaching through the legs and arms, which helps build… — Mary Helen Bowers Copy Share Image
A simple ballet wrap sweater heats the back muscles but is easy to put on or take off without disturbing a dancer's… — Mary Helen Bowers Copy Share Image
I love how chic yet simple ballet style is for everyday dressing. — Mary Helen Bowers Copy Share Image
For a ballerina, the center of balance is everything - creating a strong center of balance begins with building strong abdominal muscles. — Mary Helen Bowers Copy Share Image
Ballet Beautiful has made my pregnancy a joy. I've avoided back pain and swelling by keeping my core strong and body moving. — Mary Helen Bowers Copy Share Image
Ballet targets smaller muscles that you don't often use - instead of working your quads, it works the inside and the back… — Mary Helen Bowers Copy Share Image
The image of a pregnant woman embracing her figure and really putting it out there can be scary to some people, but I don't… — Mary Helen Bowers Copy Share
The idea for 'Ballet Baby' started when I was going through my own pregnancy. — Mary Helen Bowers Copy Share
I've been so fortunate to have had such a healthy, easy pregnancy and have been incredibly active the entire way through. My favorite part… — Mary Helen Bowers Copy Share
For ballet dancers, style is about melding personal expression with physical form. — Mary Helen Bowers Copy Share
I'll buy a special occasion dress even if I don't know when or where I'll wear it. — Mary Helen Bowers Copy Share
Ballet Beautiful has made my pregnancy a joy. I've avoided back pain and swelling by keeping my core strong and body moving. — Mary Helen Bowers Copy Share
If you don't have the time or money to get to the gym, work out at home. It saves tons of time and makes… — Mary Helen Bowers Copy Share
Because I dieted so much in the past, I just can't diet again. It's something I don't want to do and I don't even… — Mary Helen Bowers Copy Share
A simple ballet wrap sweater heats the back muscles but is easy to put on or take off without disturbing a dancer's makeup or… — Mary Helen Bowers Copy Share
I launched Ballet Beautiful not long after finishing at Columbia and met Natalie Portman shortly after. We began training and preparing her for her… — Mary Helen Bowers Copy Share
One of the things I found as a dancer is that you're trying to perfect your body but also protect it and keep it… — Mary Helen Bowers Copy Share
