December 1st, 2010
12:06 PM ET
Natalie Portman trained like a pro for 'Black Swan'Ask any dancer – and now, Natalie Portman, who portrays one in the ballet thriller “Black Swan” - and they'll tell you: Getting in shape to perform those graceful moves isn’t easy. Page Six Magazine reveals that Portman trained rigorously for a year with former City Ballet dancer Mary Helen Bowers to get in shape for the role. The process was intensive even for the slender actress, who danced ballet as a child. “We worked five days a week doing ballet classes and exercises for toning to change her body,” Bowers said. “About six months before filming began, we started with five hours a day, six days a week training, minimum,” Bowers added. “The idea was that, for her to play the part of a professional ballerina, she was going to have to train like one. They typically dance 10 to 12 hours a day, five days a week, so we tried to get her as close to that as possible.”
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Ballet is HARD WORK, and I'm happy to see that the actress took it seriously enough to get into the kind of shape and frame of mind you need. As a former dancer myself (not professionally!), it takes a lot of blisters, sore muscles, strength, and tenacity to perform those moves!
I love this woman.
She is just delicious.
Now, that's taking your craft seriously. Natalie Portman is an excellent actor and this is why.
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THATS COOL CUZ IMA PRO TROLL MY MOM PAYS ME TO DO THIS