 the male dancer
written by L.P. at on 29.08. at 23:31:29 - as answer to: Actually....this is a very good post! by Martin at >>To clarify: I have COME to love ballet. Such a uniform (colored tights/leotard) INTRODUCED me to ballet. Seeing how PRETTY, yes....L O V E L Y....the costumes were (including the TIGHTS and LEOTARDS) led me to discover a more pronounced or more expressive way to move and then....believe it or not, made me look towards dance.>>Hey look: some children look at the way clowns are dressed and want to become clowns. Some look at the way cops are dressed and want to become cops. Some look at soldiers and want to become soldiers. Some look at crap and then want to become politicians. I looked at the way ballet dancers looked and, after finally trying on what "they" wear, decided I wanted to be a dancer. I may not become a 'great' dancer, but still, I have come to love dance.>>The reason that the tights/leotards became a fetish (again, I hate that word), is that the wearing of such by men/boys is still considered taboo.>>My "tediously long write" was not to admit such a fetish but, rather, state that the attraction to such garb does not necessarily have to do with ONLY acting out a fantasy, sexual or otherwise.>>And if I remember my post in it's entirety, I did state that the fantasy only posts would be better served by being posted elsewhere.>>P.S. sorry about another tediously long post.>Actually, this is a very good Post! I do like where the guy is coming from. An attraction to the garb that ballet dancers wearing is a unique experience for many of us, myself included. And, like the guy stated, the attraction did lead him to learn ballet. Isn't this true for any number of male dancers? And, the guy writes, such an attraction did lead him to dance and ONLY dance. You know, like going beyond the fantasy role of wearing the garb only. Good post! Yeah, good post! When you think about it, if society didn't punish boys for wanting to study ballet,(and wearing tights to do it) many more males would study it at an early age. I can still remember my fear of wearing tights because of what my friends or the other boys my age would have thought. The result was, I didn't start studying ballet till shortly after high school when I was away at college and had the freedom to do so. I can see how the repressed desires to do so (wear them / study ballet) could lead to some sort of fetish. I don't know if western society will ever stop expecting at least some sort of machismo b.s. from males, but certainly, the existence of such is the reason why so many of our arts have suffered, especially dance. Larry. Answers to this message: |
