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Meet 15-Year-Old Ballerina Lizzy Who Challenges Body Stereotypes In Dance
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Plus-size ballerina Lizzy Howell fights stereotypes with dance. The 15-year-old from Milford, Delaware has been dancing for 10 years, and became an inspiration for thousands when a clip of her nailing a series of fouetté turns went viral on the internet. Besides ballet, Lizzy also practices jazz and tap dancing. She trains 4 days per week and proves that dedication beats everything. On top of that, dancing helps Howell manage anxiety from her pseudotumor cerebri (a condition that causes excess fluid around the brain). She also has become an ambassador for Dancing for You, a disability awareness campaign.
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Plus-size ballerina Lizzy Howell fights stereotypes with dance. The 15-year-old from Milford, Delaware has been dancing for 10 years, and became an inspiration for thousands when a clip of her nailing a series of fouetté turns went viral on the internet. Besides ballet, Lizzy also practices jazz and tap dancing. She trains 4 days per week and proves that dedication beats everything. On top of that, dancing helps Howell manage anxiety from her pseudotumor cerebri (a condition that causes excess fluid around the brain). She also has become an ambassador for Dancing for You, a disability awareness campaign.
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Stille20 7 years ago
Chubby girls wants to dance, let her dance. She's not asking to be a famous ballerina, just to dance, which is good for her health. I don't know why people are getting so angry about this.
Cesi Baca 7 years ago
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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Sheryl 7 years ago
I think it's great to not care of what people think or what community says you should look like. But being overweight is not healthy.
blugeagua 7 years ago
You don't know that. Just because someone is "overweight" doesn't mean they are not healthy. There are skinny people who eat nothing but junk and sugar all day. And there are plenty of fat people who eat only veggies and fruits. Sometime no matter what a person does they can't change the way their body looks. This is probably just the way she is and she can't help it.
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Cesi Baca 7 years ago
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.
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Stille20 7 years ago
Chubby girls wants to dance, let her dance. She's not asking to be a famous ballerina, just to dance, which is good for her health. I don't know why people are getting so angry about this.
Cesi Baca 7 years ago
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.
Load More Replies... Sheryl 7 years ago
I think it's great to not care of what people think or what community says you should look like. But being overweight is not healthy.
blugeagua 7 years ago
You don't know that. Just because someone is "overweight" doesn't mean they are not healthy. There are skinny people who eat nothing but junk and sugar all day. And there are plenty of fat people who eat only veggies and fruits. Sometime no matter what a person does they can't change the way their body looks. This is probably just the way she is and she can't help it.
Load More Replies... Cesi Baca 7 years ago
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.
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