Expert: Connie - 3/11/2009

Question
I know ballerinas come in all shapes and sizes and im not a ballet dancer myself, but i was wondering: what is the typical height for a professional female ballerina? what is the typical weight of a female ballerina? Are female ballerinas supposed to be visibly "uncurvy?" and if you measure around a ballerina's hips, what size would they be?

Answer
Most ballerinas are at least five four, and usually no taller than five eight.  Their weight should be below 120 or they can't be easily lifted by a partner.  Usually ballerinas weight anywhere from 90 to 120, with 105-110 being the average I think.  Also, a ballerina would probably wear a size zero to size six pant, so their hips would be anywhere from thirty three inches to thirty seven inches.  I guess the stereotypical ballerina would be about five-five, weigh 100 pounds, and have thirty-three inch hips.  As you noted though, we all vary in shapes and sizes!