 the male dancer
written by balletboy             on 24.07. at 05:04:46 - as answer to: Re: Male Dancers by TomTom makes a very good point. Boys who take ballet may not only be subject to verbal violence, but may be subject to physical violence. I can understand if you, as a parent, think this is too much of a risk for your son. However, I believe this is no reason for your son to not experience ballet; it's another thing he should be aware of. He should be told how to react if this occurs. I was never threatened physically because of my ballet interests, but would have fought to the death if I was. Verbally, I was assaulted constantly. My brother and his friends called me balletboy. I, in turn, wrote "balletboy" on my t-shirts and told everyone I loved the nick-name balletboy. I survived. I hope that you decide to have your son take both ballet and martial arts. But if you decide otherwise, I would respect your decision as a parent. balletboy Answers to this message: |
