Here at ELLE HQ our fascination with ballet grows rapidly by the day, with the likes of Misty Copeland and Sergei Polunin fuelling our obsession.

So in celebration of International Dance Day, we're paying homage to the world's most incredible, inspiring and unbelievably bendy ballet dancers to follow on Instagram, whose moves are always en pointe.  

@mistyonpointe

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@isabellaboylston

@jamesbwhiteside

@michaeladeprince

@nisian

@ktwil14

@wheresmytutu

@tanyuanyuansf

@sergeipolunin_

@ballerinaproject_

@bostonballet

@ballerinachi

@londonballerina

@peterleung_choreography

@katieboren1

@balletbeautiful