Aesthetic Issues

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1. Quotable Quotes

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   By Alexandra, June 27, 2002
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2. Considering Ballet Body Image

   By The Traveling Ballerina, December 27, 2018
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   • The Traveling Ballerina
   • December 27, 2018

3. Culturally Sensitive Character Dances

   By bluejean, November 14, 2018
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   • cubanmiamiboy
   • November 20, 2018

4. Fouettes - Discussion, Examples

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   By mnacenani, April 10, 2018
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   • Fraildove
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5. "Watching ballet through a #MeToo lens"

   By tutu, September 30, 2018
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6. Blackface in the Bolshoi's La fille de pharaon

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   By canbelto, July 20, 2018
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   • MadameP
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7. Are there any great Classicists today?

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   By CharlieH, July 10, 2018
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8. 1966 NYCB's "Midsummer.." film.

   By cubanmiamiboy, March 31, 2017
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   • bcash
   • June 16, 2018

9. Interview: Why NYCB's Russell Janzen Is Taking On Gender-Bending Side Projects

   By Helene, June 14, 2018
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   • Kathleen O'Connell
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10. Race, Equity, and Otherness in Ballet and Society

    By Lawrence, November 8, 2016
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    • Helene
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11. Standing Ovations

    By its the mom, May 3, 2018
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12. Ballet Methods: The Balanchine Technique

    By pherank, December 31, 2017
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    • nanushka
    • April 9, 2018

13. Are there ballets that should no longer be staged?

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    By Kathleen O'Connell, December 20, 2017
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14. H. Stark, D. Dunn, & D. Durrett present the Shades

    By Kathleen O'Connell, December 28, 2017
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15. Natural vs. forced performance

    By Balletwannabe, July 29, 2017
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    • pherank
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16. so who decides what we see?

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    By sandik, May 17, 2017
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    • Natalia
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17. Fairies, Sylphides, Wiles, Shades . . .

    By Tom47, July 5, 2016
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18. Conducting for the Ballet

    By abatt, August 1, 2014
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    • volcanohunter
    • February 28, 2017

19. How young is too young to see Swan Lake?

    By volcanohunter, November 24, 2016
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    • angelica
    • November 30, 2016

20. Thoughts regarding dancewear:

    By Tom47, May 26, 2016
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21. Male Beauty in Dance:

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    By Tom47, March 15, 2016
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22. How do I cover & decorate my daughter's professional tutu?

    By clarissaleong, September 9, 2016
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    • Helene
    • September 9, 2016

23. Kinetic Impressions:

    By Tom47, March 28, 2016
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24. Cost of tutu: Comparing styles of tutus (or dresses) for same role

    By Natalia, May 13, 2016
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    • Natalia
    • June 1, 2016

25. extreme extensions, again

    By volcanohunter, December 1, 2015
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    • Paul Parish
    • March 30, 2016