 the male dancer
written by on 03.05. at 02:49:16 - as answer to: Men in ballet by Mike C. at I will agree with you to a point of this. I started dancing when I was 15 and found at first the same problem with some of the movements, I thought it was just part of the class. Until I went to a convention with the studio. All of a sudden I found that there were other men out there that we dancing and evening teaching. I spent alot of time watching and learning that week. We we got back I sat down with my teacher and told her how I felt. After that, she allowed me to express myself in a more "manly" manner if you will. Men have been perfoming since the start, in reality women did't normaly perform and the men took on the female roles. Dancing is not for everyone, it requires you to look deep into yourself and really place yourself in a very vulnerable spot. I can say that for myself, it has given me a confidence that I carry every were I go. If you look deep and find that you can overcome then dancing is for you, if not, then buy the flowers and be supportive. >My girlfriend is a dancer. She has tried to get me to take classes with her, and wear the tights.She showed me this forum to convince me that many men take ballet.I believe that everybody has a right to do what they want.But I feel as if I am entering a female domain, with most classes I have observed being mostly women.While many of the moves are very athletic, many of the hand movements and other movements are very feminine in nature.I would rather take an aerobic type class with men in the class with a more athletic makeup.I also feel that tights are for women.I kind of think that women should do female things and men do male things. I do not have anthing against those men , who do ballet, but I would rather do other things than prancing along the floor. Answers to this message: 
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