(In modern and contemporary dance a far greater range of body types is accepted.) There are also important technical differences between men and women in ballet. Men have bigger, more athletic ...

closing his thorny career with the City Ballet with one last rosy bow in the presence of two other so-called “cancelled” men, out enjoying a classy night at the ballet. In many ways ...

For example, are male dancers ... An Australian Ballet dress rehearsal: Miranda Coney as The Black Swan and David McAllister as Prince Siegfried. Known for his powerful physique, McAllister ...

It was something not usually done or universally accepted for boys or men in the ballet world ... power in that rebellion—placing his entire body weight on his toes in those shoes to dance.