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For the first time ever, more male ballet graduates than female

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shysal Fri 20-Sept-19 09:58:34

My eldest grandson has always loved to dance, starting along with Top of the Pops on TV as a toddler. When I took him to soccer classes all he did was dance between turns at kicking the ball. He is now in his third year at Bird College hoping for a dancing career on the stage and loving it! I hope he succeeds.

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Specky Fri 20-Sept-19 01:01:02

I'm waiting for it to come round again to my neck of the woods so I can go...

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Specky Fri 20-Sept-19 00:58:50

A lot of friends have seen swan lake but the all male version and reported that it was amazing!

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CanadianGran Thu 19-Sept-19 22:20:57

Some good news for a change. Canada's National Ballet school has more male dancers than female in its graduating class. Here is an article.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/canadas-national-ballet-schools-graduating-class-1.5288565

In a culture where boys play hockey and girls dance, it is heartening to hear that we have 16 males and 11 female graduates this year. The article goes on to say how the movie Billy Elliot helped to remove the stigma for young men in dance. Good for them.

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