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: 48 [ Forum ]  [ New messages ] Name (register):  Password registered user:  Email address (optional):  Subject:  Text formatting:                     [i]Well it's not an addiction I'd worry about - it's got you in to a hobby that'll keep you exceptionally fit & healthy, long after your buddies have turned in to couch-potatoes or whatever. And if your 'addiction' is the only thing that keeps you in class, it's a good addiction to have! <p>As I said before, all that bothers me is that dance boards are disproportionately covered in fetish stuff etc. and it paints a distorted picture. (Likewise, there's no excuse for behaving badly in class and upsetting other people - which I'm sure you don't. But other people aren't being so considerate, apparently.) <p>>> I understand the repulsion that serious dancers feel towards people like me.<p>Well I don't count myself as a 'serious' dancer, but I certainly don't have any ill-feeling towards anyone for what they feel or enjoy. That would be on a level with homophobia, which I despise (believe it or not.)<p>But I do get fed up with posts like those on the "Fall in Love" thread - everything has it's place, and in my opinion, that doesn't belong here.<p>>>But I ask you, isn't there room in ballet for me????? <p>Of course there is!! Like there is for everyone - straight, gay, whatever persuasion. But always turning ballet in to some kind of sexuality/sensuality issue is to degrade something that's much more valuable.<p>>>>It took me many years to get the nerve to walk into my first ballet class. Now I'm taking ballet twice a week, and I'm beginning to not so much love it, as to understand what it takes to be a good dancer. I hope I have the drive to stick with it. <p>So do I; and I wish to support and encourage you all the way. I've said more than enough to make it clear what I'm on about, so please don't take it the wrong way. <p>And T.L.D. - good luck.<p>Anthony<br><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]