the male dancer all you need for ballet & dance for beginners & advanced register for free now !  de - en - es - nl tribute for all women Users online: 151 [ Forum ]  [ New messages ] Name (register):  Password registered user:  Email address (optional):  Subject:  Text formatting:                     [i]<br>Well, I don't agree that males are appreciated for their torso and not their legs. I believe that in ballet, the legs are what is emphasized more than anything else, including for males. If males were appreciated for their torso, then we'd see more weight-lifters. While women's legs are made to look pretty (purty), men's legs are emphasized for their power (thus why guys do the big jumps).<p>We may not agree on what is to be emphasized, since this is art. but this has always been what I've been taught.<p>-Komo<p>P.S., My understanding is that the leotard is worn under the tights for men to act as support for the goodies, something that women don't have to worry about.<br>[/i] URL of own homepage (optional):  Name of homepage (without the homepage will not show!):  URL of a picture (optional):       Tags for smilies [neener]   [lurk]   [fire]   [grmpf-blue]   [grmpf-red]   [grmpf]   [brood-blue]   [brood-lilac]   [brood-red]   [brood]   [heart-pink]   [heart]   [kiss]   [normal]   [oh-lilac]   [acidic-red]   [oh]   [acidic-lilac]   [acidic-red]   [acidic]   [smile-orange]   [smile]   [pointed]   [updown]   [twinkle]