posted August 19, 2014 07:52 AM            

Ballerinas, to me, are the epitome of discipline and sacrifice. The things they sacrifice to get a body for ballet are incredible. Tireless, regular training, painful stretches, restrictive diets... (not to mention that most professional ballerinas experience missing periods and, later in life, severe hip problems) Ballet classes for hopeful professional ballerinas are incredibly, almost sadistically, strict. They might seem graceful on stage, but behind that is a warrior-level body, that takes a lot of damage. To me, ballerinas are feminine in their own way, but not in classical terms. They're athletes.
To quote an article: "Although ballet is considered a beautiful art form, at the end of the day it is an ugly, competitive, and often harmful sport."

So Terpsihcore-Venus for general dance talent, yes, but there should be a strong Saturn-Mars-Sun structure to drive the build up of skill and muscles for ballet.

Here's 6 Prima Ballerina Assolutas I checked:
Sylvie Guillem: Sun conjunct Saturn and Mercury, Mars in Virgo inconjunct Venus, dMars trine geoSun/Saturn

Phyllis Spira: Saturn conjunct Mars and Moon, all trine Sun

Eva Evdokimova: Saturn trine Mars and square Sun

Alessandra Ferri: Grand Cross. Saturn sq. Sun sq. Mars sq. Neptune. Mars trine Venus.

Alicia Alonso: Sun-Pluto-Saturn T-square, Mars sextile Sun

and finally
Ulanova: Grand Cross. Sun/Uranus sq. Mars/Saturn sq. Neptune sq. Jupiter. Mars/Saturn sextile Venus.