"A Miraculous, Beautiful Time"

Ballerina Mary Helen Bowers maintained her body tone and embraced her pregnancy with her first child by continuing to dance throughout her "confinement." She documented her journey with a series of photographs that appear on her Instagram account.

The mom to be commented, "Pregnancy is magical, I've never felt more connected to my body. Looking back I'm so happy that I've taken so many photos and really documented the different stages."

"Even in 2013, the image of a pregnant woman embracing her figure and really putting it out there can be scary to some people, but I don't let that stand in my way," she stated.

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