Ballet is a sport that is being practiced frequently. Dancers are exposed to sport injuries and have predisposing factors for them. For that reason, we made a literature review to show a general approach of risk factors, incidence of injuries and their distribution in ballet dancers. There are several risk factors for injuries such as arch movement, anatomic anomalies, dancing techniques, dancing discipline and postural stability. About the 50 % of dancers present injuries each year and the majority of