Dougie, you're going to wait in vain for an answer here. This board is about Serious Male Dancers in name only.
Take your good self over to Ballet Alert, at www.balletalert.com. In the text to the right of the photograph, click on Ballet Talk. Then, click on Ballet Talk for Dancers. Scroll down to Special Groups and click on The Men's Forum. If you re-post your message about Male Variations there, you will generate a lively and informed debate. [/i]