 Male dancewear
geschrieben von Pers am 17.09. um 02:48:47 - als Antwort auf: the importance of tights for the male ballet dancer von demiplie at >How many men who like ballet and who have taken ballet lessons would have done so if balletwear for males consisted of say track suit trousers rather than tights? For me if I'm honest the attraction of ballet was being able , or being made to wear a pair of tights to class.My mother wore tights/pantyhose,my sister wore tights /pantyhose,female friends wear tights/pantyhose,does the fact I now wear tights to ballet class not somehow mean that I secretly enjoy being associated with a specific item of female underwear.This has always troubled me about my own interest in ballet.When I first took adult beginner ballet classes and the ballet teacher told me that it would be ok if I wore shorts to class I felt really upset.She was trying to reassure me assuming that the prospect of having to wear tights would make me feel embarrassed.I however was excited by the prospect of being able to wear tights openly and legitimately in ballet class.I am not gay nor do I see myself as being a cross dresser but I do enjoy the feel of tights. When I wear a pair of ballet tights in a strange way I feel I've crossed over some invisible gender line. Throughout history men have worn tights, not just for ballet, but as part of the attire for the time period. You need to look no further if you have ever attended a rennaisance festival, where you will see many men dressed in brightly colored tights. It has (wearing tights) nothing to do with their gender or sexuality,it is just a part of the uniform. Tights are manufactured by dancewear and costume companies in styles for both men and women, so you should'nt feel that you are breaking some sort of gender barrier or think of it as crossdressing. Besides tights are considered as a fashion accessory, not as underwear. Taking all that into consideration, the leotard was invented and first worn by a man, and there are men's and womens styles in those too. Although I have never taken ballet, and I AM NOT gay, I just look at tights as just an article of clothing, and if you find pleasure in wearing them, by all means go for it. It's about who you are and not what you wear. Antworten zu diesem Beitrag: |
