Visit in the École de danse de l’Opéra national de Paris

You can write a book about the ballet school of the Paris Opera. However, I focused on the nutritional issue, which of course I am most interested in. Hours of classes at the Parisian ballet school are similar to the Polish system, but the nutrition system looks a bit different. And not only because of the country itself and its capital, which is of great importance here, but also the school’s profile. The canteen for students and employees is open from the morning hours to the evening hours until the school is empty. A dozen people are employed, the equipment of the kitchen and its facilities is definitely different from «our» possibilities. Certainly due to financial reasons, but also due to the greater public awareness of the application of the principles of a healthy lifestyle. Especially among the dancers’ environment, specifing – ballet.

In the Paris School, the care of the students is exercised by a dietitian, working full-time, running nutrition education, receiving clients during on-call time, and regularly watching over the canteen. In an interview with class VI students, I learned that the nutritional plan that is offered by the nutritionist primarily focuses on the attitudes towards body mass. In contact and close cooperation, a dietician with a psychologist and classical dance teachers lacks nothing. ” We have total support from all sides, sometimes of course we hear unpleasant remarks about the aesthetics of our bodies, but this is necessary in our motivation to care for health not only for ballet but also later, ‘says Sofia. ” I get specific recommendations because I can not keep my weight, I love our French pastries, my mother gives me a daily croissant or palmier … I drink orange juice, not freshly squeezed, I buy it on the way in the store, though in the canteen you can buy a healthier one. I think I have to change my habit “- says Lauren, a student of the VII class. ” There are little places to be employed in the Paris Opera. This is one of the most prestigious scenes in the world. We must put in a maximum and even more than the maximum effort to try to get there. The slim figure is one of the mandatory elements to achieve the goal. Therefore, cooperation with specialists is indispensable. I eat regularly. But I devour a lot of fruit every day because I think I need vitamins. Recently, I found out that it might cure me in being lighter … I reduced the bananas, papaya, grape and it’s better. I do not have bloating and I lost 2 kg in 2 weeks. According to the nutritionist – perfectly! “- admits Marietta, a high school student. I also got to know the guidelines that pupils and students of grades II to IV meet in french school when it comes to body mass in relation to growth. How do you get to this point?

Girls
8 years = min. 1m32 – 22 kg / max. 1m35 – 25 kg
9 years = min. 1m35 – 25 kg / max. 1m38 – 27 kg
10 years = min. 1m38 – 27 kg / max. 1m42 – 29 kg

Boys
8 years = min. 1m34 – 25 kg
9 years = min. 1m38 – 28 kg
10 years = min. 1m40 – 31 kg