Ballet for Life: Exercises and Inspiration from the World of Ballet Beautiful

Are you looking for a Ballet book to keep you inspired and motivated? Look no further! This book is absolutely PERFECT. The book it self just looks beautiful with large high quality images and bitesize blocks of information guiding you through the positions. I love the added dance principle, pro tip and fitness tips.I also really like how the information is perfectly executed throughout the book.Must have for any Ballet Fan bookshelf.100% recommend, buy a copy👍🏼5stars✨️Thankyou Mary Helen Bowers☺️

An absolutely beautiful book, with gorgeous photography. A must for fans of ballet, Mary Helen Bowers, and Ballet Beautiful. Ladies, ballet as exercise really does work (I am not a ballerina, I started ballet as an adult), I have been doing ballet classes, and Barre-Pilates classes, along with Mary Helen Bower work outs at home. It has changed my body, which is now toned, strong and sleek, and I feel great. Get this book, and allow it to inspire you.

It’s a lovely book. Lots of photographs and the exercises and health parts of it where useful to an older beginner at ballet.

A beautiful book, gorgeous photos and plenty of reading and tips

was what was wanted

Hermoso libro!

I'm a huge Mary Helen Bowers and Ballet Beautiful fan, and eagerly pre-ordered this book a few months ago. I already own her first book, Ballet Beautiful: Transform Your Body and Gain the Strength, Grace, and Focus of a Ballet Dancer, and wasn't sure how different this new book would be, but it does cover new material -- and if you're a Ballet Beauty, you'll love it!Since the "Look Inside" feature isn't yet available on Amazon, here is an overview of the Table of Contents:* Foreword -- written by Victoria's Secret model Lily Aldridge* Introduction* Part One: A Ballet Beautiful Body* Legs* Feet* Center* Derriere* Posture* Flexibility* Part Two: A Ballet Beautiful Life* Style* Beauty* KitchenLike Bowers' first book, this one, too, focuses on exercises that you can do that follow her Ballet Beautiful program, but this book reads more like an advanced manual than a how-to program. For each exercise, she provides a few details about the exercise itself, a Pro Tip, and a Fitness Tip. Many of the poses and postures also contain a Dance Principle that explains how that pose is used in ballet. As she says in the intro to Part One, "In the pages that follow, you'll find explanations of ballet principles and fitness tips that you can use in your own workout to help you train like a ballerina."Since this book emphasizes more of the general principles of ballet, I'd recommend getting her first book if you want a more detailed breakdown of each exercise and also a specific program to follow since that book contains (as mentioned) more step-by-step instructions, as well as 60-minute and 15-minute programs that you can do at home. So that you can see what I mean, I'm including two photos with this review -- the first of which shows what the pages of her first book look like, and the second of which shows what the pages of this new book look like.The book has a lovely, arty feel to it, largely due to the beautiful photos (most of which are black and white shots of Bowers demonstrating the exercise or technique), and the hardback cover contributes to its feeling of being a coffee table-type book. I know I'll return to this book often for motivation and tips.My only negative is that I wish that the Beauty and Kitchen sections had more useful tips. I'd love to know, for instance, some of the techniques that Bowers uses to create those beautiful buns that she wears in her videos; instead of any tutorials, she just mentions that she likes to style it looser in the studio since she wore it so tight on stage for so many years. In the Kitchen section, I'd hoped for actual recipes, but instead there are just photos of Instagram-worthy meals and some general tips/ideas about how Bowers eats.Other than that, I'm pleased with this new book. It's absolutely gorgeous with tons of beautiful photos of Bowers in ballet poses, and is sure to inspire!

Precioso, un regalo maravilloso para mi hija bailarina...lástima que no esté traducido, yo no sé inglés! Pero observar sus fotos es un placer.

A beautiful and inspiring book. It’s from Rizzoli and they do beautiful well. It is in mint condition and arrived on time. I find it relaxing, to page thru it and view the the graceful poses. The advice concerning exercise is something I will apply to my own life. Choosing the right type of movement is important to create the desired result something I hadn’t given enough thought. This book is a gem. Get if you love ballet and want instruction this is it.

No responde ni mucho menos a lo que esperaba, piensas que es un libro de ejercicios con ejemplos y para nada lo es. Lo he devuelto.