 the male dancer
written by Jeffrey               on 23.01. at 17:42:55 - as answer to: Re: Gay dancers? ( no im not offering its an essay question i would like an opinion by Yes, well, on the other hand, historically speaking, where else can you see men dressed in skintight outfits showing off their muscles, bulges and rears, or dress like this yourself. Ballet traditionally was one place where this was possible (before the advent of spandex and workout gear & such). So the homoerotic appeal of ballet is difficult to deny, at least for maybe older generations of gay men. Whether or not this says more about the fan base for ballet than it does about the actual dancers is another question. But then, this could be a reason for ballet to attract younger gay men to start dance as well, possibly. I still think its an open quesion as to whether or not ballet or dance in general attracts more gays than would be typical or average. >the late nineties, there wasn't a single gay man in the Pittsburgh>Ballet. He said that that same season the Pittsburgh Steelers were>1/3 gay. It figures. If you were a gay man, would you rather dance>with a young, good-looking, scantily-clad girl, or would you rather>get in a pile-up with a bunch of hunky boys? >[Shameless plug:] For more on this topic, see my FAQ, Part 3, the>question "I'm a man. I feel funny about taking ballet classes. I>mean, isn't it...er...a little...?">Tom Parsons Answers to this message:
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