Smashing Ballet Stereotypes

Lizzy Howell whips out 11 fouettés in a video she posts on twitter destroying the idea that you have to be thin to be a ballerina. Lizzy's video goes viral and people are amazed with her skill and grace. She proves to those watching her video that you don’t have to have a thin body to be a beautiful dancer. Lizzy doesn't like to be classified as a plus size dancer  because she just wants to be seen as a dancer and she doesn't want that one aspect of herself to define her. "A female artist is just an artist, a transgender model is just a model, and a disabled athlete is just an athlete" Lizzy tells Buzzfeed. Dancing helps Lizzy manage anxiety from her pseudotumor cerebri, a condition that causes excess fluid around the brain and recently become an ambassador for Dancing for You, a disability awareness campaign. To read more about Lizzy go here .  Lizzy is an awesome representation of a dancer and someone that everyone can look up to for her perseverance threw stereotypes and her disabilities.