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11 Movie Stars Who Started as Ballet Dancers

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Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis are dazzling audiences in the new psychological thriller, "Black Swan," a glamorous yet unflinching look at the world of ballet.

Lithe dancers who flit their arms and pirouette with such dreamy grace promptly go backstage, peel off their toenails and snap their tendons back into place. Such effortless beauty comes with a lot of pain and blood... and maybe a little something else in "Black Swan."

Portman and Kunis did an intense amount of training for the film – and it probably won't surprise you that both had ballet experience. They're so delicate that they seem born to wear tutus and slippers.

But you might be surprised at who else in Hollywood started their dramatic careers in ballet. Get More »