Body Beyond Beauty is a student-led organization that helps athletes and performers in appearance-focused sports build an identity beyond appearance and performance through guided journaling, reflection, and storytelling.
Why We’re Here
In aesthetic sports such as rhythmic gymnastics, dance, artistic gymnastics, cheer, and other high-pressure environments, teens are often pressured to look a certain way to appeal to the eye and expectations of the sport. Then, appearance then becomes tied with worth, success, and belonging, leading to further damage such as disordered eating, body dysmorphia, and shame.
While awareness around body image has increased, access to recovery-centered resources has not.
Many teens are left thinking something is wrong, but not knowing how to rebuild their relationship and trust with their body, identity, or sense of self beyond performance.
What Is An Appearance-Based/Aesthetic Sport?
These are two spaces where ones looks, appearance, and figure is at the forefront of their identity and is often judged and talked poorly about. Which in turn hurts ones mental health and confidence. That’s why we are here!
Performance-Based Space:
- Rhythmic gymnastics
- Dance
- Artistic gymnastics
- Cheer
- Figure Skating
- Swim
- Ballet
- Theater
Join the Movement
Whether you’re an athlete, coach, parent, or supporter — your voice matters.
Help us build a safer world for athletes. Start here: