 the male dancer
written by Bob at on 22.11. at 01:02:54 - as answer to: height in dance by bobby Most ballet companies seek to hire only average height women and average height men. You might be hired by such a company, but in it you will never be given a lot of the good roles. I know a guy about your height who danced for many years for a major ballet company. He always did the jumping solo roles but was never a lead because of his height. Some ballet companies (a very few) are more progressive. The company I dance for hires dancers --- men and women --- of all different heights. There is a difference of 10" in height between our shortest and tallest lady. Choreography is arranged carefully so no one looks "out of place". In a company like this, you could get good opportunites for lead roles, paired with some of the shorter ballerinas. Answers to this message: |
