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54 Bold Ballerina Photo Shoots

From Haunting Showgirl Pictorials to Bloody Ballerina Editorials

— April 30, 2011 — Art & Design
These bold ballerina photo shoots are nothing like what we typically know of this highly technical form of dance that is both classical and elegant. Don't get me wrong, these pictorials are graceful and flowing, but they're also more explicit and sassy, taking the dance theme to another level.

Some of these photo shoots are daunting or daring, while others are naughty. From box-bound ballerinas to bohemian ballerina fashion, you can see great developments in the modernization of these pretty prancers, who have essentially been very poised from the 15th century. Especially with the recent success of Black Swan, the psychological thriller film, ballet just isn't so innocent anymore. Either way, these bold ballerina shoots with their twisted prima ballerinas are just as beautiful and are definitely en pointe.
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Ballet Meets Kung Fu Stop Motion
Ballet Meets Kung Fu Stop Motion
Omadaka Kyoteizinc Techno Dance
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Tulletography
Tulletography
Sergey Serichenko ‘Margarita' Uses Netting to Weave Storyline
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Black Swan-Inspired Frocks
Black Swan-Inspired Frocks
Hellz 'Bed Time Stories' Dress Turns You Into a Ballerina
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Ferocious Ballet Choreography
Ferocious Ballet Choreography
Amalia Bennett Creates a New Ballet Vocabulary
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Tutu-Loving Tennis Stars
Tutu-Loving Tennis Stars
Maria Sharapova for the Cole Haan Spring 2011 Campaign
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Box-Bound Ballerinas
Box-Bound Ballerinas
This Photo Shoot for Mondetta Performance Gear is Off-the-Wall
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Interactive Ballet Storefronts
Interactive Ballet Storefronts
Passersby Change Ballerina's Image in the Repetto Window Display
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Whitewashed Seasonal Spreads
Whitewashed Seasonal Spreads
Winter's Last Dance by Caitlin Bellah has a Milky Magnificence
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Black Swan Sunglasses
Black Swan Sunglasses
The Fidelity Denim Summer 2010 Lookbook is Retro-Chic
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Levitating Dancer Photography
Levitating Dancer Photography
'Fly!' from Fiona Conrad Features a Soaring Ballet Dancer
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Regal Celeb Shoots
Regal Celeb Shoots
The Natalie Portman Vogue Editorial is Graceful and Poised
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Piercing Celebritorials
Piercing Celebritorials
The Mila Kunis W Magazine Editorial Exudes Her Gorgeous Glare
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Ballet-Inspired Fashion
Ballet-Inspired Fashion
Hussein Chalayan Faun Costumes Flows With the Dancers' Bodies
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Badass Black Crowns
Badass Black Crowns
Lady Gaga in a Bad Romance Gets Dangerously Eccentric
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Black Swan Photoshoots
Black Swan Photoshoots
The Winona Ryder GQ Spread is Sensually Alluring
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Pregnant Ballerinas
Pregnant Ballerinas
"MaEternal"
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Ruffled Fashiontography
Ruffled Fashiontography
Surface Magazine Issue #81 Shows Tulle Like Never Before
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Woven Dance Posters
Woven Dance Posters
The Dutch National Ballet 'Theme Variations' Campaign
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Movie Star Meets Superstar Dancer
Movie Star Meets Superstar Dancer
Schiffer & Bolle for Salvatore Ferragamo
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Prancing Editorials
Prancing Editorials
Diego Miguel and Adrian Cardoso Are a Fashionable Dancing Duo
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Dancetography
Dancetography
Summer Glau Stretches in Ballet Photoshoot with Tyler Shields
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Haunting Ballet Photography
Haunting Ballet Photography
The Mila Kunis LA Times Magazine Spread is White Hot
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Pink Ballet Corsets
Pink Ballet Corsets
Nicole Richie Works It for Marie Claire UK February 2010 Issue
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Retro Ballerina Clothing
Retro Ballerina Clothing
The Lyell Fall 2009 Collection is Delicate and Sublime
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Powdery Dancer Photography
Powdery Dancer Photography
Marcus Steinmeyer Captures His Model 'Flying High'
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Vintage Ballet Photography
Vintage Ballet Photography
Marzia Fossati's 'Une Beaute Russe' Series is Eerily Beautiful
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Exhilarating Dancer Promos
Exhilarating Dancer Promos
Jim Fiscus' Atlanta Ballet Photos for Performance Art
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Submerged Dancer Photography
Submerged Dancer Photography
The Hugh Hamilton Bodies Series is Hauntingly Beautiful and Surreal
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Prancing Mod Shoots
Prancing Mod Shoots
Valeria Melnyk Marie Claire Turkey Spread is a Jumpy Editorial
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Poetic Nude Portraits
Poetic Nude Portraits
Poetry Takes Form by Thomas Sing Brings Literature to the Skin
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Dilapidated Building Dance Recitals
Dilapidated Building Dance Recitals
Alexey Novikov Captures a Ballerina in an Abandoned Edifice
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Warm-Up Tattoography
Warm-Up Tattoography
Inked Girl Natalie Jean Knows How to Pose
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Beautiful Balletography
Beautiful Balletography
Josh Edwards' 'Dancers' Showcases the Elegance of Live Arts
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Bloody Ballerina Shoots
Bloody Ballerina Shoots
'Ichor' by Aaron McPolin Recalls Gory Greek Mythology
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Delicate Ballerina Shoots
Delicate Ballerina Shoots
Cade Martin's Photography Has Plenty of Fun Fair Flair
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Badass Ballerinas
Badass Ballerinas
Discover the Anything-But-Stuffy Realm of Alternative Ballet
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Swan Lake Fashion
Swan Lake Fashion
The Denisa Dvorakova Ballet Shoot for Vogue Russia February 2011
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Haunting Showgirl Shoots
Haunting Showgirl Shoots
The Kate Moss Vogue Japan Editorial is Glamorously Gritty and Dark
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Gravity-Defining Ballerinas
Gravity-Defining Ballerinas
Model Irina Lazareanu Graces Marie Claire Italy May 2010
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Naughty Ballerina Videography
Naughty Ballerina Videography
Dimosthenis Grivas' Quick-Shot Film is Frenetic & Powerful
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Prima Ballerina Pictorials
Prima Ballerina Pictorials
'Curtain Call' in Elle Shows the Life of a Fashion-Forward Dancer
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Unadorned Ballerina Pictorials
Unadorned Ballerina Pictorials
Magdalena Fiolka by Lukasz Pukowiec is Romantically Simple
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Epic Ballet Photography
Epic Ballet Photography
Konstantinos Rigos Reimagines The Nutcracker in a Post-Modern Photoshoot
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Lounging Lingerie Ballerinas
Lounging Lingerie Ballerinas
'Claire Beth' by Abi Harrison Blends Burlesque and Ballet
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Flexible Dance Photography
Flexible Dance Photography
This Vihao Pham Ballet Photo Series Will Keep You on Your Toes
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Dangerously Dark Fashion
Dangerously Dark Fashion
Kevin Sinclair Photographs Beauty Bruna Tenório for Vestal Magazine
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Bohemian Ballerina Fashion
Bohemian Ballerina Fashion
The Free People April 2011 Lookbook Mixes Grace with Comfort
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Elegant Ballet Fashionography
Elegant Ballet Fashionography
This Jan Masny Photo Series Captures a Delicate Form of Art
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Fashionable Muscletography
Fashionable Muscletography
Gisele Gets Swept Off Her Feet for Solve Sundsbo
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Urban Ballerina Photography
Urban Ballerina Photography
La Danse by Javier Miqueleiz is Absolutely en Pointe
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Sidewalk Dancer Photography
Sidewalk Dancer Photography
Dane Shitagi's "Ballerina Project' is Simply Beautiful
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Honest Best Picture Posters
Honest Best Picture Posters
The Shiznit Makes Literal Posters for This Year's Nominees
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Ballerina-Inspired Photoshoots
Ballerina-Inspired Photoshoots
'Danze' in Amica Italy March 2010 is Stunning
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Badass Dancer Shoots
Badass Dancer Shoots
Freja Beha Erichsen is a 'Tough Ballerina' in Interview Magazine
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