Ideally, What should a dancer weigh?

There's been some great comments on this site about not worrying about being overweight and to just do what you love doing. But just out of curiosity, what is the ideal weight for a dancer?

July 10, 2006 | In Questions |

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  1. Different people have different weights depending on there body shape. Girls with more muscle will weigh more than girls that have not developed much muscle strength.

    It is too difficult to pin point a perfect weight as it all depends on things like muscle, fluids, height etc.

    Anita

    Comment by Anita — July 11, 2006 #

  2. a ballet dance is idealy 10 pounds lighter than the lowest recommended weight for their height.

    Comment by Monica — October 5, 2006 #

  3. Where does Monica get this information from? It sounds like she’s recommending all dancers to binge and purge (or at least take up smoking) to keep the weight off! The recommended weight for a person’s height is recommended for a reason!!!!

    Comment by Jen — October 8, 2006 #

  4. My friend is a gymnast and has much more muscle than me. She is is about 9 in. shorter than me and is the same weight as me. It just matters about what the percentage of your weights is. Remember muscle weighsmore than fat so if you weigh a lot then it is highly possible it is just muscle weight. Also bone weight plays a part too.

    Comment by Charity — January 13, 2007 #

  5. Just so long as you eat healthily and excercise regularly there shouldn’t be a problem. It is better to tell by what you can see rather than what you weigh, if you appear to be of healthy weight, then you probably are

    Comment by Ashley — January 19, 2007 #

  6. what monica said isnt true as long as you know your eating healthy and exercising regulary your fine

    geane

    Comment by geane — April 1, 2007 #

  7. ok im 13 and am 5 foot 7 and i weigh bouut 225 and im starting dance this week im planning on losing weight and i go to gm 3 times a week but am i to fat to start?

    Comment by Lydia — July 21, 2010 #

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