One of the few places where "Male Privilege" does still exist, is ironically enough in the world of dance.

Mens-Advocate · 2016-06-19T14:50:30+00:00

I dispute most of that, including individual female dancers' anecdotes.

Why do orchestras have gender quotas even when auditions are behind screens?

Boys who show interest in dance are derided as sissies or gays. So why shouldn't dance programmes privilege boys, on the same grounds as STEM is told to privilege girls/females?

And of course it could be argued that the prima is the star in any ballet, with the male only a foil to lift, kneel to, and generally adore the female.

And we all know that (1) every human endeavour in existence has been said sexist unless it grants absolute supremacy to the female /sarcasm and (2) the New York Times is hardly an honest or objective observer of gender issues.

thrway_1000 · 2016-06-19T13:44:20+00:00

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Sasha_ · 2016-06-19T16:21:32+00:00

I've only been to a couple of ballets and operas, but would definitely like to see more. The best was Swan Lake by Matthew Bourne, which was really amazing.

I also once saw Riverdance, which is brilliant, and is Irish dance. That was written and scored by men to.

It's funny how dance is 90% women, but it's the very few men in it who seem to be the most innovative and creative.

Mens-Advocate · 2016-06-19T17:27:23+00:00

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_stereotype_of_the_male_ballet_dancer

ThreeLF · 2016-06-19T12:43:58+00:00

Anecdotal point:

I have a close friend who has been a dancer all her life. She recently began lamenting to me the different advantages she sees given to male dancers. They included massive favoritism in solo selection, entire groups at competitions that were designated male only (thus guaranteeing most boys participation in two groups to my understanding), and general statistical advantages in BFA selection (the degree for performing dance arts).

Title	One of the few places where "Male Privilege" does still exist, is ironically enough in the world of dance.
Author	ThreeLF
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Date	June 19, 2016 12:36 PM UTC (10 years ago)
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