I think sadly the only reason people are applauding her is because of her weight. If she were the average size ballet dancer, no one would see anything special about her dancing. It's almost insulting to her. It's as if seeing a girl her size who can actually do some basic ballet moves is amazing and wonderful.

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Naaah, people are getting angry about other people saying it's cute that she's fat and dancing, thinking quite the opposite at the same time. At least that's what I am angry about when I see panda pages like this one.

Well to be fair I googled and looked at the Mayo Clinic website to see if her condition (Pseudotumor cerebri) is connected to her obesity. It's not. In fact it seems to be the opposite with obesity making u more likely to develope it. Part of recommended treatment is weight loss for obese patients as this may improve symptoms. She is a lovely girl, but once again the internet is giving us a nice feel good story that hides the reality of the situation and ignores the not so feel good fact that obesity is harming her and limiting ability as a dancer.

I didn't come in here planning to be super nice. Honestly, can she dance? Sure, I guess. The clips don't show much, but it's more ballet than I can do. However, my first thought upon seeing this was "if she's a ballet dancer, why is she STILL so fat?" Whatever, I don't care, if she has fun doing it, but I hope she's not expecting to go professional at this stage. Aesthetically, a slightly chubby ballet dancer? Fine, I can get over it. An obese ballet dancer? Eeeeeeehhhh..... When I see an obese person anywhere my brain's first reaction is still "OH MY GOD, HOW DID THAT HAPPEN / HOW IS THAT POSSIBLY COMFORTABLE?" so I'm not wired for something like "fat acceptance" at that level.

Oh shut up. She's a wonderful dancer and she's having fun. It shouldn't matter what someone's body looks like. She's a human being following her dreams. Good for her!

Not the best looking ballerina.