It's grace and beauty, plus power and athleticism. Take for example, these male dancers at Canton Ballet. He added that ballet gives him a whole-body workout. He said ballet gives him agility and balance. Dancers practice about 12 hours per week and then add another two to four hours per day for rehearsal when they prepare for a performance.
Male dancers emphasize exercise for the upper body, arms, shoulders and stomach to develop strength.
To increase strength, some may lift weights, but Lemmo said the amount of weight lifted differs depending on the boy. Dancing with the ballet doesn't exclude a dancer from other sports. In his spare time, he is a barefoot water skier. Instead of outside sports, some dancers study ballet along with other dance forms. Lemmo spends about 25 hours a week as an employee of Canton Ballet and about 30 hours a week as a free-lance modern and ballet dancer.