Okay.
For starters, anorexia is more of a psychological disorder than a physical one. If you thought you were fat at 5'7" and 105 pounds, THEN we could call you anorexic. If anything, you are very underweight. At your height a healthy weight would be about 135. You could gain weight (muscle weight is ideal) and still be fine.
But no, you are definitely not eating enough. I'm guessing that amounts altogether to under a thousand calories a day. Normally, people eat around 2000, people who are active get about 2500. You are a dancer, so you need to be getting AT LEAST 2000.
Don't try to jump up there right away though, your body won't be able to handle it. Work your way up slowly by maybe eating a little more often. Try to eat every three hours, even if it's just one thing.
Do yourself and me a favor, and keep a calorie log one day before you try to change anything. You can look up the calories in fruit on line if you don't know already, and if it amounts to under 1000, make some changes right now before you permanently damage your body.
Dancers need to be strong, and 1000 calories or under - dude, I'm NOT a dancer and I burn at least that every day. I work out, though, and I'm very health conscious because I used to actually be anorexic. (You learn a lot when you're trying to conquer eating disorders, lemme tell ya.)
You need water, water is good. Vitamin water is fine, juices are good. Protein is good. You can find ways to up your calorie intake once you find a way to eat more.
I really hope you turn this around. Good luck, and feel free to drop one in my inbox if you have any other questions.
-Siren =)

Thanks! I acctually just now added up my calories for today and it was only 647 calories and I ate more today than I usually do. I talked to my dance coach, and she is going to sit down with me and try to make a menu of what i should be eating....she came to me yesterday to talk to me because she was getting concerned about how thin I was getting, and she told me that I don't look full of life any more. But thank you so much!!

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