Dancer Melanie Hamrick shows off her toned abs and impressive flexibility, as she reveals how she returned to ballet just four months after she and Mick Jagger welcomed their son Deveraux

  • The 31-year-old gave birth to her first child, Deveraux, on December 8, 2016
  • The nearly 12-month-old boy is the Rolling Stones frontman's eighth child 
  • Melanie has been a member of New York City's prestigious American Ballet Theatre since 2003, and she is only one of two members who have had a baby
  • The dancer admitted it was both a physical and emotional struggle to return to rehearsals, which typically run from noon to seven at night
  • 'It was only four months and I was trying to be like superwoman and look like this super skinny ballerina,' she said. 

By Erica Tempesta For Dailymail.com

Published: 16:56 EDT, 3 November 2017 | Updated: 18:33 EDT, 3 November 2017

Ballerina Melanie Hamrick has revealed how she returned to dancing just four months after she gave birth to her first child with her boyfriend Mick Jagger.  

The 31-year-old, who has been a member of New York City's prestigious American Ballet Theatre since 2003, shows of her incredible dancer's figure in the new issue of W Magazine, where she opened up about being only one of two women at the company who have had a baby.  

'I think I was trying to fight nature — it was only four months and I was trying to be like superwoman and look like this super skinny ballerina,' Melanie said of getting back in shape after giving birth to her son Deveraux Octavian Basil Jagger in December 2016. 

Star power: Ballerina Melanie Hamrick struck a pose for W Magazine nearly a year after she gave birth to her first child with Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger in December 2016

Star power: Ballerina Melanie Hamrick struck a pose for W Magazine nearly a year after she gave birth to her first child with Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger in December 2016

Photos from her latest shoot see her showing off her chiseled obliques in a skimpy black leotard featuring a zipper down the front and side cutouts

Photos from her latest shoot see her showing off her chiseled obliques in a skimpy black leotard featuring a zipper down the front and side cutouts

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'Emotionally and mentally, that was really hard. I was pushing it too hard, my body wasn’t quite ready and I hurt a lot. Everything hurt…but this fall, I feel like me again,' she added.  

Photos from her latest shoot see her showing off her chiseled obliques in a skimpy black leotard featuring a zipper down the front and side cutouts.

Melanie's ballerina-inspired look was topped off with a black track jacket, and Nike sneakers instead of her pointe shoes.

Although she looks incredible in the spread, Melanie explained that just recently started feeling like herself again. 

Super mom: The 31-year-old returned to dancing just four months after she gave birth to her son, Deveraux Octavian Basil Jagger 

Super mom: The 31-year-old returned to dancing just four months after she gave birth to her son, Deveraux Octavian Basil Jagger 

Still got it: The nearly 12-month-old boy is the rock star's eighth child. Mick is pictured performing in Nanterre, France, last month 

Still got it: The nearly 12-month-old boy is the rock star's eighth child. Mick is pictured performing in Nanterre, France, last month 

Beating the odds: Melanie is only one of two members of New York City's prestigious American Ballet Theatre who have had a baby

Beating the odds: Melanie is only one of two members of New York City's prestigious American Ballet Theatre who have had a baby

'I got all the weight off, and was ready in a two-piece costume four months after having a baby, but it didn’t feel the same. Now, I feel like me, just older.' 

Melanie returned to dancing for the 2017 spring season, about four months after she and the 74-year-old Rolling Stones frontman welcomed their son, whom she affection calls 'Dev.'

'The first six weeks of the season were so brutal,' she recalled, noting that it was both physically and emotionally difficult for her to find a balance between dancing and motherhood. 

'I went from seeing [Dev] whenever I wanted to, to wondering if I would get to kiss him goodnight at all that week,' she said of returning to rehearsals, which typically run from noon to seven at night. 

Back at it: Melanie admitted it was both a physical and emotional struggle to return to rehearsals, which typically run from noon to seven at night

Back at it: Melanie admitted it was both a physical and emotional struggle to return to rehearsals, which typically run from noon to seven at night

Motivated: 'I think I was trying to fight nature — it was only four months and I was trying to be like superwoman and look like this super skinny ballerina,' she said of getting back in shape

Motivated: 'I think I was trying to fight nature — it was only four months and I was trying to be like superwoman and look like this super skinny ballerina,' she said of getting back in shape

Just three weeks after giving birth, Melanie took to Instagram to share a photo of herself working out. 

She continued to update her 17,700 followers on her progress as she worked to make her way back on stage.  

The new mom said ABT was as 'accommodating as they could be,' and she tried to find different ways to spend more time with her son, including doing warmups on her own so she could be with him for an extra hour in the morning.  

Melanie said she goes to the gym every day and runs three to four miles  — 'no slower than a ten-minute mile' — and then she will do ab exercises and weights.  

As for her diet, the ballerina didn't mince words about what it takes to lose weight.   

Balancing act: The ballerina explained that it was difficult to go from seeing her son whenever she wanted to wondering if she would be able to kiss him goodnight during the week 

Balancing act: The ballerina explained that it was difficult to go from seeing her son whenever she wanted to wondering if she would be able to kiss him goodnight during the week 

Not mincing words: Melanie, who shared this beachside photo on Tuesday, said 'if you want to lose weight, you eat less'

Not mincing words: Melanie, who shared this beachside photo on Tuesday, said 'if you want to lose weight, you eat less'

Dedicated: Melanie said she goes to the gym every day and runs three to four miles — 'no slower than a ten-minute mile' — and then she will do ab exercises and weights

Dedicated: Melanie said she goes to the gym every day and runs three to four miles — 'no slower than a ten-minute mile' — and then she will do ab exercises and weights

'Well, if you want to lose weight, you eat less. It’s just a fact. Yeah, you are hungry sometimes, but just don’t eat the whole portion,' she explained. 

The mother-of-one said that she didn't gain that much weight when she was pregnant because she reminded herself that 'every pound that comes on had to come off.' 

She also admitted that she probably wasn't eating enough when she was trying to get back in shape postpartum.

However, she noted that during the ballet season she can have almost anything she wants because of how much she is working out. 

Looking back: Melanie, who is pictured with her late father, has been a member of American Ballet Theatre since 2003

Looking back: Melanie, who is pictured with her late father, has been a member of American Ballet Theatre since 2003

Start of it all: Melanie did cryotherapy on December 28, 2016 on the first day of her journey to 'getting the ballet body back'  

Start of it all: Melanie did cryotherapy on December 28, 2016 on the first day of her journey to 'getting the ballet body back'  

Strike a pose: The next day, she headed to the gym for a 'baby workout' 

Strike a pose: The next day, she headed to the gym for a 'baby workout' 

No pain, no gain: The dancer gave two thumbs up after a workout with trainer Joel Prouty in January 

No pain, no gain: The dancer gave two thumbs up after a workout with trainer Joel Prouty in January 

Melanie, who has the month of November off, is looking forward to spending time with her baby boy, and she is looking to take him on a vacation with Mick.  

The couple began dating after the 2014 death of fashion designer L'Wren Scott, Mick's partner of 13 years, and their son Deveraux is the youngest of his eight children. 

Mick has a daughter, Karis Hunt Jagger, 46, from his relationship with Marsha Hunt and a daughter Jade Jagger, now 45, with his ex-wife Bianca.

He had four children with his ex-partner Jerry Hall — Elizabeth, 32, James, 31, Georgia, 24, and Gabriel, 18.

He also had a son, Lucas, 17, following a brief relationship with Brazilian model Luciana Gimenez. 

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