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| George Balanchine Brought Serious Ballet to the US (2004) (Doc) |
| Ballet competition given mixed marks (Prix de Lausanne) |
| Confessions of a Boy Dancer by Rhee Gold (November 2001) |
| Baryshnikov Packs Up His Memories in Boxes (10-05-11) |
| Foreign stars of Russian ballet (1-05-14) |
| Isaac Hernandez seeks to change image of ballet in Mexico (8-27-12) |
| Lords of Dance (Orlando Ballet 3-10-04) (Doc) |
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| Ballet For Boys |
| Attracting Boys to Ballet is Still a Challenge (11-29-09) |
| Boys don’t dance … or do they? (12-11-10) |
| Boys at the Barre, Examining the Psychological Issues of Adolesent Male Dancers (2004) (Doc) |
| Boys’ Ballet Class Stresses Athletics (2-27-94) (Doc) |
| Boys in ballet still facing stigma, but stereotypes are fading (11-20-12) |
| “Dancers aren’t treated the same way as varsity athletes”: Student advocates for Male Ballet Dancers (1-27-14) |
| The Father’s Role: Support Your Dancin’ Boy |
| How to Take Audition Photos of Your Dancin’ Boy |
| Is The Joffrey Right for Your Son? How to Choose a Style and Company |
Let’s Hear It For the Boys – Boys’ Ballet Class Lets Boys Be Boys While
Building Strength and Flexibility (9-08-06) (Doc) |
| Sacrificing childhood to ballet (2-14-13) |
| Studying Male Ballet Roles Helps Boys Become Better Ballet Dancers |
| Jefferson Baum, John Grensback and José Mateo on Teaching Boys |
| The European Ballet Apprenticeship and How to Make it Successful |
| To Dance Like A Man: Triplets In Havana (12-01-12) |
| Wilhelm Burmann Talks About How Boys Can Succeed as Dancers |
| Why boys should dance (9-14-11) |
| Young male dancers learn as they grow (11-06-12) |
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| Useful Tags |
| Ballet for Athletes |
| Ballet is Attracting More Boys |
| Boy Dancers are Gaining Credibility |
| Boys-Only Ballet Class |
| Boys’ Programs |
| From Student to Star |
| Russian American Foundation |
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| Training and Education |
| ABT: The ideal male dance partner (6-09-08) |
| Ballet Training for Athletes(Doc) |
| Building Strength (8-31-11) |
| CPYB Men’s Program Instructional How-To Videos |
| Dancer Keeps in Shape With Leaps and Bounds (2006) (Doc) |
| Dance Nutrition (PDF File) |
| In Praise of Beats How can we bring batterie back to its former glory? |
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| Mark Foehringer on Preparing a Dancin’ Boy for the Professional Dance World |
| Men at Work: Dance Training and Strengthening Upper Body (PDF) |
| Stretching Before Class(Doc) |
| The Boy Ballet Dancer featuring Finis Jhung and Joseph Harringon |
| The Importance of Water to the Dancer(Doc) |
| The Warm-Up Before Class(Doc) |
| Young dancers learn to build their bone health (2007) (Doc) |
| Your Son’s Dance Education (Duncan Cooper, 2009) |
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| Physiology |
| Physiological Challenges of the Adolescent Dancer (PDF) |
| Puberty and the Growth Spurt in Dancers (Doc) |
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| Videos (Additional videos may be found here.) |
| Boys and Ballet YouTube Channel |
| Bolshoi Ballet Academy 7th Grade Character Dance Exam (video) |
| Bolshoi Ballet Academy Year 6 Pas de Deux Class (video) |
| CPYB Men’s Program Instructional How-To Videos |
| Level IV/V Mens Class at PNB |
| Interview with Siphe November Siphe November, 14, is from Montague,South Africa and a student at Canada’s National Ballet School. |
| Mikhail Baryshnikov and Rudolf Nureyev (videos) |
| L’ecole de ballet, Opera de Paris(3) |
| So That the People will Applaud 2001 documentary gives us a peak at how boys are trained in Russia |
| To Dance Like A Man’ triplets in Cuba aspire to ballet |
| The Boy Ballet Dancer featuring Finis Jhung and Joseph Harringon |
| The Perm Ballet School |
| Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet Exams (Videos) |
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| How to Attract More Boys to Your School |
| Barre None (5-01-07) (Doc) |
| Boy Crazy: Building a program for boys (3-04-14) |
| Calling All Boys (March 2006) |
| Dance for Sports – Fancy Footwork Off the Field (1987) (Doc) |
| Encouraging Boys to Dance (4-26-08) |
| Getting Boys to Dance (04-17-11) |
| Helping Boys Make The Leap to Ballet (6-22-07) (Doc) |
| How Teachers Might Attract More Boys(Doc) |
| How a Ballet Program in Rural WA Attracts and Trains Male Dancers |
| How to Bring More Boys Into Your Dance Class(Doc) |
| Huge Rise in Boys Taking Dance (UK, 03-14-09) |
| Introducing New Generations to Ballet (SAB 2002) (PDF) |
| Where the Boys Are (SAB 2002) (PDF File) |
| Where the Boys Aren’t (3-08-04) (Doc) |
| Where the boys are: Francois Perron talks about getting boys into dance class and keeping them there (July 2010) |
| Tuition Subsidies Help Draw Boys (10-27-05) (Doc) |
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| Interviews |
| Aaron Robison Follows in Nureyev’s Dance Steps (12-04-09) |
| Alexander Burton is grand jété-ing into a brave new world (3-08-12) |
| All the World’s a Stage (Sergei Polunin) (10_29-10) |
| ‘Bad boy’ becomes global sensation (Rasta Thomas) (11-9-08) |
| ‘Ballet dancers – we’re tougher than we look’ (Edward Watson) |
Ballet’s men step out of the shadows (Ivan Putrov) (1-15-12)
“Men are no longer just princes – they can be anything.” |
| Billy Elliott of the shearing shed (Luke Ingham) (2-22-09) |
| Born to dance (David McAllister, Australian Ballet) (2-19-12) |
| Brooklyn Mack Brings magic to ballet (2-04-14) |
| Carlos Acosta: From pauper to prince (12-15-12) |
| Dancing the silver dream (Australian Ballet’s Kevin Jackson) (03-04-10) |
| David Hallberg leaps from ABT to the Bolshoi (11-03-11) |
| The Golden Guys of NYCB (September 2011) |
| How to get my job: ballet dancer (Kevin Gaël Thomas) (12-9-10) |
| In Depth – National Ballet’s Rex Harrington (2003) (Doc) |
| Interview with Darren Christian McIntyre (2009) |
| Interview with Ricardo Cervera (1-28-13) |
| Interview with Robert Parker, Principal, Birmingham Royal Ballet (2010) |
| Interview with Stephane Bullion, Paris Opera Ballet (2009) |
| Interview with Steven Heathcote, Australian Ballet (2004) (Doc) |
| Interview With Jacques d’Amboise(Doc) |
| An interview with Luis Javier Fuentes (12-27-10) |
| An Interview with SFB Principal Dancer Tiit Helimets (4-20-11) |
| Jared Angle dances his way to the top, keeps striving (4-07-13) |
| Life in the fast lane: Steven McRae (10-21-09) |
| Rudy Hawkes’ journey to The Australian Ballet (2-09-14) |
| Teddy Kumakawa on life as a maturing virtuoso (2-01-13) |
| The Dancer is Young, the Soul is Old (Tyler Angle) (1-23-09) |
| The Flier – NYCB’s Daniel Ulbricht (June 2008) |
| The Rising Star of the Cuban Ballet: Osiel Gounod (9-07-13) |
| What dreams are made of – NBT’s Jonathan Ollivie (2004) (Doc) |
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| Schools |
| This is not a complete list. Use the search box to find other schools |
| A look into Russian ballet’s education powerhouse (10-12-10) |
| Applying for Early Admission at SAB (9-17-06) (Doc) |
| At New Brookline Ballet School, Boys Can Be Boys (6-04-10) |
| Bolshoi Ballet Academy: An All-Encompassing Opportunity (2-02-13) |
| Ballet Boys, Danish Style (1-11-04) (Doc) |
| Ballet San Jose to focus on recruiting, training male dancers (2-12-14) |
| Ballet not just for girls at Tampa program (Patel Conservatory) (02-10-11) |
| Boston Ballet’s community outreach program, CityDance, gives a talented male athlete a life in the arts (12-14-10) |
| Breaking Down Barriers (Peabody Dance Training Program for Boys) (2010) |
| The Boys of Ballet (Oregon Ballet Academy) (10-10-10) |
| How to Choose a Ballet School for Your Son (2009) |
| Inside The Vaganova Academy (April 2010) |
| Orlando Ballet School – The Place for Young Male Dancers (12-09-07) (Doc) |
| Orlando Ballet School Attracts Young Male Dancers (12-09-07) (Doc) |
| PNBs DanceChance is a turning point for young dancers (11-29-12) |
| Profile:School of American Ballet (2012 Video) |
| Russian Bar Remains High (8-14-05) (Doc) |
| Strictly Come Ballet Dancing (Royal Ballet School) (July 2009) |
| Student life at the renown Vaganova Ballet Academy (8-10-08) |
| The French Have a School For It (12-12-04) (Doc) |
| The Royal Danish Theatre Ballet School (5-04) (Doc) |
| Walker steps up in ballet at the National Ballet School (10-28-09) |
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| Summer Intensives |
| Bolshoi Ballet Academy: An All-Encompassing Opportunity (2-02-13) |
| Five Weeks of Ballet Lessons, the Bolshoi Way (7-27-08) (Doc) |
| How to Prepare for a Summer Intensive (Rasta Thomas, 2009) |
| Is the School of American Ballet Summer Intensive Right for Your Son? |
| U.S. Dance Students Back from Bolshoi with New Insights on Russia |
| When to Send Your Son to a Summer Dance Intensive (2-04-13) |
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