The stereotypil profsnal male dancer is a gay man. However, ltle if any systematic rearch has vtigated the validy of this stereotype, much ls the reasons why male sexual orientatn would be associated wh tert dance. We terviewed 136 profsnal dancers about the preval …
Contents:
- HOW A GROUP OF GAY MALE BALLET DANCERS IS RETHKG MASCULY
- GAY MALE BALLET DANCERS, PHOTOS
- GAY STEREOTYP: ARE THEY TE?
HOW A GROUP OF GAY MALE BALLET DANCERS IS RETHKG MASCULY
The stereotypil profsnal male dancer is a gay man.
We terviewed 136 profsnal dancers about the prevalence of homosexualy among dancers, the dancers' own sexual velopment, and relatnships between dancers of different sexual orientatns. Dancers timated that over half of male dancers are gay, but that only a small mory of female dancers are lbian.
GAY MALE BALLET DANCERS, PHOTOS
Gay men relled more tense early tert dance pared to heterosexual men and women, and were more feme as boys than were heterosexual men. Gay men's homosexual feelgs typilly preced their dance experience, and only one gay man felt that his dance experienc may have fluenced his sexual orientatn.
GAY STEREOTYP: ARE THEY TE?
Heterosexual men voiced some d plats about gay male dancers, but the were balanced by posive sentiments. Homosexualy and dance: relatns to AIDS and Hawai'i.
Che gay men explorg selv and practic through the tradn of dance public spac.