A 15-year-old girl with a plus size physique, destroying all stereotypes, easily makes the most difficult steps.
At the word “ballet” in the minds of many of us, the name of the unforgettable Anastasia Volochkova and the image of her equally unforgettable splits immediately pop up. Maya Plisetskaya, Mikhail Baryshnikov and Rudolf Nuriev come to mind only later. But we will tell you about a girl who will completely break all your ideas about classical ballet. Strict weight control? Haha.
Lizzie Howell is the most ordinary American teenager. Almost. Unfortunately, being overweight, which – we dare to assume – is no longer a consequence of gluttony, but an illustration of metabolic disorders.
But the schoolgirl herself is not very complex about her appearance. The 15-year-old American has many friends. And she herself is an Internet star. True, it has recently become, but nevertheless. The video, where, to put it mildly, a non-skinny girl easily makes 11 fouettés in a row and ends it all with a pirouette, conquered netizens. Still – the stretching of the young ballerina and Volochkova will envy.
More than 130 thousand people have already watched the video with Lizzie in the lead role. In the comments, the girl is thanked in all languages of the world for helping people with disabilities to believe in themselves.
“You are my new inspiration,” Instagram users write to the young ballerina. “You have great talent.” “You gave me hope that I too can achieve my dreams”, “You are a role model for women of all ages and any complexion.”
“I’ve been dancing since I was five,” Lizzie herself told the Daily Mail. – And not only ballet, but also jazz and tap dance.
Dancing for a girl is not only a hobby, but also a huge work. She trains four times a week, and it pays off. She already has a role in the local production of The Nutcracker.
“It’s nice that they write so many comments to me,” says the ballerina. – Especially when they say: “I can’t believe she dances better than me!” After that, I like what I do and myself even more.
Of course, there is a downside to this popularity. In parallel with the success, a lot of negativity poured out on the girl. People cruelly ridiculed her overweight.
“This is how tornadoes begin,” someone signed a “smart” video with her fouetté.
“I’m trying to lose weight, it’s very difficult,” Lizzie admits. – And dancing helps me with this. And no matter how much I weigh, the only thing that should worry is my passion for dancing.
And that’s just a video. Let’s see?