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" Black Swan hit theaters in limited release over the weekend and when you weren&amp;#039;t too busy cringing at the pain requirements of the art of ballet, you were staring open-mouthed at Natalie Portman&amp;#039;s insane physique. While the actress put in a year&amp;#039;s worth of dedication to training for the film, it&amp;#039;s her secret weapon, Mary Helen Bowers, she can thank for the outcome. So much in fact, she&amp;#039;s even been spotted with the actress on the red carpet a several of the film&amp;#039;s premieres. Bowers, formally a professional ballerina, trained with Portman intensively \u2014 5 hours a day, 6 days a week. But you don&amp;#039;t have to be up for an Oscar-worthy role to get a ballet butt. Bowen runs a fitness program, Ballet Beautiful, and Bazaar executive editor Kristina O&amp;#039;Neill gave it a whirl. Read the 12-day diary of her experience \u2014 and, you&amp;#039;ll be impressed to know, she&amp;#039;s still at it! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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