Black Swan lives again! Natalie Portman draws on her ballet training as she films breathtaking new Miss Dior campaign

She trained eight hours a day for months to get prepared for her Academy Award winning role in the 2010 psychological thriller Black Swan.
So it is safe to say that Natalie Portman knows her dance moves.
The 31-year-old actress appeared to be drawing on her ballet training to shoot her new Miss Dior fragrance campaign in the Jardins du Palais Royal, Paris last month.

Stunning: Natalie Portman poses in a fountain inside the Jardins du Palais Royal in Paris last month, as she shoots her new Miss Dior campaign

Standing in the middle of a fountain swathed in a stunning black strapless silk couture gown, the star looked gorgeous and graceful as did several poses for the camera.
The new advert is centered around the famous fountain scene from Frederico Fellini 'La Dolce Vita'.
With her arm stretched out into the air towards the sky, Natalie looked dramatic and dreamy against the backdrop of the picturesque setting.

Beauty in black: The 31-year-old was swathed in a stunning black strapless silk couture gown

Classical: The new advert is centered around the famous fountain scene from Frederico Fellini 'La Dolce Vita'

Before shooting began, the actress was helped into the water by several assistants.
The slender star, who only gave birth to her son Aleph just over a year ago, smiled and had a laugh with the crew.
Later in the day, the famed designed house used roses similar to the ones from the famous gardens to adorn Natalie's brunette locks, which had been coiffed into a chic updo.

Dramatic: With her arms stretched out into the air towards the sky, Natalie looked dramatic and dreamy against the backdrop of the picturesque setting

Ready to shoot: Natalie takes the plunge into the water before her takes

Natalie was announced as the face of Miss Dior in December 2010.
Her first campaign showed the stunning star wearing nothing but a black headband -  but still remains the picture of innocence.
The actress's new campaign comes after her hiatus from the cameras to care for her young son Aleph.
Natalie gave birth to her baby boy in June 2011.
The arrival of her first child came after she won the Best Actress Award at last year's Oscars.

Floral fancy: Later in the day, the famed designed house used roses similar to the ones from the famous gardens to adorn Natalie's brunette locks, which had been coiffed into a chic updo

What a beauty: Natalie was even more beautiful than the floral setting

Angles: There is no doubt that Natalie is an expert as showing her best angles

Natalie had trained eight hours a day for months to get her body in the shape needed to play Nina, a prima ballerina that is stick thin and suffers from a number of self destructive habits.
'The dance training for Black Swan started a year before the film, with two hours a day,' Natalie said in an interview last year.
'Six months later we ramped it up to five hours a day, and the last two months it was eight hours a day, because we added choreography and cross training, so I was also swimming a mile a day.

Prima ballerina: Taking a break from filming Natalie could have been mistaken for a real-life ballerina

'The discipline was good for the part—it hurt a lot; your body is in constant pain.'
Like most dancers, she says she survived on coffee and ibuprofen, and slept five hours a night.

Famous role: Natalie won an Academy Award for her role of Nina Sayers in Black Swan

Meanwhile Natalie will reportedly marry fiance Benjamin Millepied next month.
Despite reports claiming the couple - who have son Aleph, together - had already tied the knot earlier this year, friends say the nuptials will take place in Big Sur, California, on August 5.

One told America's In Touch magazine: 'Natalie and Ben will marry in Big Sur. It's one of Natalie's favourite places - whenever she needs a break from LA she goes there.'

Just 60 guests will be invited to the ceremony and the couple want the event to be as laid-back as possible.
The friend added: 'This wedding is for their closest friends and family. It will be a very relaxed affair. They're not sending out invites. Natalie may not even buy a new dress!'
Natalie met choreographer Benjamin on the set of Black Swan in 2009 and they got engaged in December 2010.
When she won the Best Actress Oscar for the film in 2011, she paid tribute to Benjamin, calling him her 'beautiful love' and thanked him for giving her the 'most important role of my life'.
She gave birth to their first child in June 2011 and at this year's Academy Awards there was speculation they had already tied the knot as they both wore bands on their wedding ring fingers.

Wedding bells? Meanwhile Natalie will reportedly marry fiance Benjamin Millepied next month, with whom she shares her son Aleph