Celebrities Who Wanted to Be BallerinasCelebrity Ballerinas

Many little girls dream of becoming a ballerina, but that dream doesn’t usually come true, not even for major celebrities. Discover which celebrities tried to pursue a career in dancing, but found their calling in another field.

From actresses and models to the Queen of Pop, here are the celebrities who wanted to be ballerinas, but had to give up that dream for different reasons.

Charlize Theron

The South African beauty wanted to be a dancer, but when the opportunity arose for a career in modeling, she didn’t pass it up. When she moved to New York, she pursued dancing again, but ended up abandoning it because of an injury.