 the male dancer
written by Jeff at on 13.02. at 20:15:23 - as answer to: Re: Dance Recital roles by Bob at >By all means, find a different ballet studio. Boys are so rare in ballet, any studio worth its salt will be bending over backwards to get boys and retain them. In professional ballet, it's the MENS roles that they can't find enough people to fill; they're overflowing with girls.>By not even providing any boy's roles, this ballet studio is sending a strong message: "we see ballet as a girly club thing for the socialization of femininity." That, alas, is not serious ballet. Find another school. I'm not a dancer, just a fan of the art, but I totally agree with Bob's comment. Find a school for your son where boys are wanted and appreciated, and where he will learn the man's role in ballet. Answers to this message: 
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