Blended image showing Natalie Portman in Black Swan and two black swans in the background.
In 2010, the movie Black Swan took the world by storm. Audiences and critics alike were in awe of the film and its elegance and beauty counteracted by the darkness brewing just below the surface. Black Swan follows Nina , a talented but fragile young ballerina whose dedication to ballet encompasses her life. When the New York City Ballet announces its production of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, which requires a ballerina who can portray both the innocent White Swan and the sensual Black Swan.
'Black Swan's Filmmakers Claim Natalie Portman Did Most of the Dancing To get an answer on whether or not it is Natalie Portman dancing, you have to consider two things. The first is how difficult ballet truly is. The second is whether you're going to take the word of the filmmakers or a trained ballerina. The filmmakers were very vocal about Natalie Portman doing her own dancing for Black Swan, with choreographer Benjamin Millepiedclaiming 85% of the movie is Natalie dancing.
There’s no denying that Natalie worked tirelessly to prepare for her role in Black Swan, but as many ballerinas have pointed out, there is simply no way she could have done the majority of her own dancing for the movie. Wendy Perron, Editor in Chief of Dance Magazine, was especially vocal about this.
"He asked if I would please not do any more interviews until after the Oscars because it was bad for Natalie's image. They were trying to create this image, this facade, really, that Natalie had done something extraordinary. Something that is pretty much impossible ... to become a professional ballerina in a year and half. Even with as hard as she worked, it takes so much more. It takes twenty-two years, it takes thirty years to become a ballerina.
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