Ballet Beautiful

Artistic. Athletic. Attainable. These three words represent the promise of Ballet Beautiful, a transformative approach to reshaping your body so that it becomes slender, long, and lean-with the strength and grace of a ballerina. Founder Mary Helen Bowers has used this method to help women lose weight, turn fat into lean muscle, and re-contour their bodies to achieve the regal posture, strength, and elegance of a ballerina. Deeply connected to ballet's rich yet mysterious tradition, the Ballet Beautiful program is unique in the way it enables women to let their own inner beauty emerge. With this new book, you too can attain and embody a truly feminine energy of poise and power.

Professional ballerina and founder of Ballet Beautiful, Mary Helen Bowers is a sought-after fitness expert with a high-profile clientele. Mary Helen trained at the School of American Ballet and danced with the New York City Ballet for ten years. She holds a bachelor's degree from Columbia University and lives in New York City.

“Mary Helen’s technique . . . allows anyone to achieve the long, toned physique of a dancer.”--Natalie Portman, Academy Award–winning actress, Black Swan

“Mary Helen knows how to make ordinary women look like ballerinas. She’s the real deal.”--Zooey Deschanel

“Mary Helen is wonderful! We train together using her Ballet Beautiful program doing leg work, butt lifts, and stretches. I love working out with her.”--Liv Tyler

"Shows off a celebrity fitness trend that could just be the next Pilates."--Publishers Weekly, 11/28/11