Tag: 11.25.01

Five young dancers with the Australia Ballet have stripped down to their underwear to pose for a men’s magazine. They say they want to “counter the ballet’s reputation as a stronghold of fusty traditionalism.” But critics say the “seductively posed and scantily dressed ballerinas strutting their stuff in men’s mags debases the art form.” The Age (Melbourne) 11/25/01

“Old dancers never die, the saying goes, they just shuffle off. First a knee goes, then an ankle, then a hamstring. The paychecks get to be too skimpy. Or the traveling gets to be too much. Not all dancers can or want to choreograph or teach. But dancers possess traits like discipline and vitality that are treasured by employers.” The New York Times 11/25/01 (one-time registration required for access)