"Timothee you wouldn't last a day in my shoes . . . or socks. This alone is more impressive than anything Timothée has ever done. People forget about that, because our job is to make it look easy. Ballerinas are some of the greatest athletes in the world."
"We have seven performances a week. So we have a ballet class for an hour and up to six hours of rehearsal and then a performance. I also do Pilates almost every day. I go to the gym for weightlifting. And because of injuries, I go to physical therapy."
Jovani Furlan, a principal dancer at New York City Ballet, created a viral video response to Timothée Chalamet's comment that nobody cares about classical ballet. In the video, Furlan performs an impressive feat of balancing on a bosu ball while executing advanced ballet movements. The clip garnered nearly 10 million views across Instagram and TikTok. Furlan highlighted the rigorous demands of professional ballet, including seven weekly performances, daily hour-long classes, up to six hours of rehearsal, plus additional Pilates, weightlifting, and physical therapy sessions. The response sparked widespread recognition of ballet dancers as elite athletes, with commenters noting the exceptional physical capabilities required for the art form.
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