This study aims to examine the aesthetic characteristics of body imagery in contemporary ballet through an analysis of Alexander Ekman’s “Play,” focusing on Gilles Deleuze’s concept of the Body without Organs (BwO). Through a literature review of Deleuze’s concept of the body and theory of art, five characteristics of body imagery were derived: disarticulation, expansion, decentering, body transformation, and body abstraction. These categories were grounded in Deleuze’s concepts of articulation, becoming, multiplicity, affect, and the virtual. Applying this analytical framework, the study found that, while grounded in traditional ballet technique, “Play” embodies these characteristics through the segmentation and reconstruction of the body, the displacement of the bodily center, and the body’s integration with space and objects. This study is significant in offering a theoretical basis for discussing the identity of contemporary ballet by interpreting body image in Ekman's Play from Deleuze's philosophical perspective.