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Your New Spring Style Inspiration: Absolutely Gorgeous Ballerinas

I'm a bit of a ballerina nut. I grew up dancing and harboring dreams of being a professional ballet dancer; my Instagram feed is taken up with designers and fashion bloggers but also gorgeous ballerinas and aspiring students who absolutely wow me. While scrolling through recently, I realized that as much as a killer #OOTD post can inspire me, so do the leotards, floaty skirts, and casual layers that dancers routinely rock in the studio. I'm not suggesting we all step out in chiffon skirts and tights, but these gorgeous pics totally inspire me to mix romantic skirts with basic tops and make sure simple lines get as much play as my more aggressive, fanciful numbers. A photo posted by Boston Ballet (@bostonballet) on Feb 4, 2015 at 11:21am PST A photo posted by Isabella Boylston (@isabellaboylston) on Mar 20, 2015 at 5:04pm PDT A photo posted by Jordan Veit (@jdveit) on Jan 30, 2015 at 5:34am PST A photo posted by KEENAN KAMPA (@bkeenie) on Mar 9, 2015 at 3:51pm PDT A photo posted by Lauren Cuthbertson (@londonballerina) on Dec 6, 2014 at 4:04pm PST A photo posted by Lauren Lovette (@laurenlovette) on Oct 9, 2014 at 12:33pm

I'm a bit of a ballerina nut. I grew up dancing and harboring dreams of being a professional ballet dancer; my Instagram feed is taken up with designers and fashion bloggers but also gorgeous ballerinas and aspiring students who absolutely wow me. While scrolling through recently, I realized that as much as a killer #OOTD post can inspire me, so do the leotards, floaty skirts, and casual layers that dancers routinely rock in the studio. I'm not suggesting we all step out in chiffon skirts and tights, but these gorgeous pics totally inspire me to mix romantic skirts with basic tops and make sure simple lines get as much play as my more aggressive, fanciful numbers.

A photo posted by Jordan Veit (@jdveit) on Jan 30, 2015 at 5:34am PST

A photo posted by KEENAN KAMPA (@bkeenie) on Mar 9, 2015 at 3:51pm PDT

Aren't they all lovely? What random places do you find style inspiration?

PS: If you're looking to beef up your Insta feed with some ballet, check out some of the most stylish dancers here.