the male dancer all you need for ballet & dance for beginners & advanced register for free now !  de - en - es - nl tribute for all women Users online: 3 [ Forum ]  [ New messages ] Name (register):  Password registered user:  Email address (optional):  Subject:  Text formatting:                     [i]Well, as a matter of fact, we do, sometimes. There isn't much<br>occasion for men to do pointe work, although pointe has been<br>used for Bottom in some versions of Midsummer Night's Dream, &<br>sometimes pointe is used for other roles, usually grotesque or<br>satyric. In addition, some men do pointe work because it<br>strengthens the muscles of the lower extremities. The one guy<br>I saw in pointe shoes said he had had to develop the ability<br>for a role he had & that he had continued because it made him<br>marginally more marketable.<p>Tom Parsons<br><br>[/i] URL of own homepage (optional):  Name of homepage (without the homepage will not show!):  URL of a picture (optional):       Tags for smilies [neener]   [lurk]   [fire]   [grmpf-blue]   [grmpf-red]   [grmpf]   [brood-blue]   [brood-lilac]   [brood-red]   [brood]   [heart-pink]   [heart]   [kiss]   [normal]   [oh-lilac]   [acidic-red]   [oh]   [acidic-lilac]   [acidic-red]   [acidic]   [smile-orange]   [smile]   [pointed]   [updown]   [twinkle]