Dancer Eric Underwood explains why making ballet seem less elitist could encourage boys to dance and diversify audiences.
There's a myth in this country that Billy Elliot changed everything as far as boys getting interested in ballet was concerned, that kids from working-class backgrounds suddenly got interested in becoming ballet dancers. Well, although it's a great film, I'm afraid my experience living here for the past ten years is that this really is a myth – it's not the case at all... Keep reading on The Week
There's a myth in this country that Billy Elliot changed everything as far as boys getting interested in ballet was concerned, that kids from working-class backgrounds suddenly got interested in becoming ballet dancers. Well, although it's a great film, I'm afraid my experience living here for the past ten years is that this really is a myth – it's not the case at all... Keep reading on The Week