Ballet's men have become progressively more rugged, more overtly masculine on stage. Off-stage, there are girlfriends, wives and children, viz Channel 4's Ballet Boyz – two series of video ...

He says that dancers in the class have to overcome a stigma associated with men who dance — particularly those who wear tights, as is the custom in ballet. “Ballet can be a very masculine ...

The English dancer, a first soloist of The Royal Ballet, has remained loyal to one ballet shoe maker – Sansha, the pioneer of the glove-like split-sole slipper – for the past 14 years.

After a hugely popular Australian tour in 2012, the comedy ballet Men in Pink Tights returns to our shores. Artistic director Victor Trevino says from his home in Palm Beach, Florida, that while ...

I wear my lug sole Gucci loafers ... I was intrigued. The idea of a men’s ballet flat scared me, though. Not because they’re a bold statement: Those flat, rounded-toe shoes are discreet ...

Take a look at any modern dance company today — and many ballet troupes — and you’ll likely see more women than men on stage. Even in a post-Nureyev, post-Baryshnikov, “So You Think You ...