Why do people assume all dancers have eating disorders?

Question

I dance and people allways ask weird questions and make a big deal if I skip an ice cream or popcorn at the movies. I just hate popcorn :(

Answer 1

beacuse dancers such as ballerinas (like me ) the truth is we have no boobs are ribs are visible and we have a fast metabolisum and i get full easily i am goin into high school yet i still were little girls not juniors alto of pple give me crap but i use it as and advantqage of bein skinny because yea i am tiny but i can jump high flexible and all cause my passion of dance made me that way so if anyone says anything lets see them fly like that

Answer 2

Some people are ignorant. If you don't like pop corn, get a box of cany or what ever you like.
Dancers burn a lot of calories so most are slim. There are those select few.
Most people have heard all of the horror storied about dancers being rail thin for Balanccine.
Keep eating healthy!

Answer 3

I think that it is because we move around so much and burn calories, most dancers are naturally skinny. Some people may be jealous (idk if that's true in your case) or sometimes they are generally worried about you. I dance, but I'm not super light at all, in fact, I way a little bit more than my friends just because I built up a lot of muscle and muscle weighs more than fact. If they keep bugging you, tell them to lay off, or suggest that you go eat some Crisco together.

Answer 4

Usually b/c many of them do, due to dancers need to be light to be tossed around and such. Also that is basically the only way the media portrays them.

Answer 5

its probably because to be a dancer, you have to be in shape and i guess moving around a lot like that burns calories, but i think the main thing is that you have to remain in shape and watch what you eat because you dont want to be dancing but having to pull around bouncing weight

Answer 6

cuz itz tru just kiddin but seriously it is known b-cuz dancin is known to alot of non-dancers as only top dancers have careers so they think weight is a big contrubutor into in if you are good or not which is kinda true but not always true!!

Answer 7

Dancers are just so fit and most people don't understand how much exercise we get, just ignore it.

Answer 8

Haha, just because we don't eat junk food doesn't mean we have eating disorders. Tell them that, if they get too nasty.

Answer 9

because they might b jealous. Plus, they might just b stereotyped from epidemic of tooskinny ppl, which is spreading!

Answer 10

i think some people just don't care about other's feelings