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Why Doesn’t Ballet Training Teach Women To Dance Allegro The Way It Does Men?

DANCE Posted: December 27, 2019 7:02 am

“With technically demanding feats, male ballet training tends to emphasize jumps and batterie. In general, men are more privy to additional allegro combinations at the end of multi gender classes, as well as male-only technique classes. … And the women? Most female ballet dancers today perform both classical and contemporary repertoire interchangeably, and this can include exuberant jumps similar to traditional male variations.” So why aren’t they being taught the same way? – Dance Magazine

DANCE Published: 12.23.19

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