The document provides instructions for creating an origami ballerina figure using two sheets of paper of the same light color. It describes starting both the top and bottom parts of the ballerina with the colored side shown and folding them to create a fully white figure. The ballerina was created while traveling to St. Petersburg, Russia where the creator saw the daughter of Sergei Afonkin at a ballet school performing in the theater.

1. Ballerina Maarten van Gelder ã 1998 Mar
The Ballerina is a variation on my Human figure. Use a light color for both sheets.
Start both parts coloured side as shown to get a complete white figure.
Created on the way to St. Petersburg. The daughter of Sergei Afonkin was
on the ballet school and figured in the theatre.
1 Top part of body 2
3 4
5 6

2. 7
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9 10
11 Pull hidden flap and fold over 12 Top part of body finished

3. 13 Bottom part of body;
precrease
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15 16
17 Tutu is now 3D 18 Bottom part finished

4. 19 Insert bottom part in top part
in sink of diagram 4
20 Lock parts by folding tip
inside bottom part
21 Form arms and legs 22 Form hands
23 Form feet