Dance question: dance/dancer bodies?

answers1: I won't be specific. Though i will answer your question :)
(btw, google serves well for a question like this you know). <br>
There are three classic body types. Although most people are a mixture
of two, you should be able to categorise yourself according to the
descriptions below: <br>
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Mesomorph: Large bones and well-defined muscles, with even
proportions. Tend to excel at power-based sports such as sprinting,
rugby and weightlifting. <br>
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Endomorph: Curvier with relatively short limbs, small hands and feet
and high waists. A higher percentage of body fat and less muscle. Best
at endurance-based sports, such as cross-Channel swimming. <br>
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Ectomorph: Small build with low body fat and narrow hips, waists,
ankles and wrists. Tend to excel at distance running.
answers2: Only ballet for professional dancers really requires a
specific body type. Only 2% of the population is born with the bone
and muscle structure required for a career in the ballet. For
modern/contemporary you can be any body type as long as you are in the
best shape for that body type if you wish to pursue it as a
profession. Your line and facility are very important there too.
Tap...again any body type. <br>
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For ballet as a profession you must have both a high arch and high
instep (top bump) in regards to feet. Also 90 degrees of turnout from
each hip coming from the hip rotators giving you a 180 foot stance.
Long stretchy achilles tendons, long legs, long arms, long neck, short
torso. Narrow hips and no real curves. It is all about the line. Thin
and generally between 5' 2" to 5' 7" in height. You must have a great
deal of facility as well as musicality. There have been dancers who
have been shorter and taller than what I listed who have had careers
in the ballet. Also some without long necks and not so short torsos.
Most important are the feet, turnout and achilles tendons and of
course you must have a great line and facility for dance. <br>
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For recreational dance, you can be any size or shape. However, having
a decent amount of turnout and knowing how to engage what you have for
ballet is a big help. Also having a foot with at least some degree of
arch will help when attempting pointe work.
answers3: A ballerina generally is waif-like or very thin. But over
time muscular in a small compact way. <br>
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A contemporary dancer generally has a larger or heavier body type.
But still smaller than general population. <br>
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A tapper has very strong leg muscles. <br>
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But all this is general. Any one of any body type can do any style of
dance, with LOTS of practice.