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Billy... worked considerable effect in the UK, but I don't know about the rest of Europe. It didn't do the same things in the US, so I suspect that the story had a certain societally-linked factor to it. The 1984 coal strike is not broadly understood outside of the UK, and the movie is as much about that as about "dancing boy".

I think we need more guys to get famous,Nureyev & baryshnikov had so much exposure in the mainstream ( ugh...) media that for a time ballet was popular even in America.

I hate it that guys have to face this descrimination,we love you guys ,please keep on dancing.

Thought I'd mention my blog here, but please delete it if it is considered commercial. (i make no money on the blog, if it matters)

Http://tightsandtiaras.blogspot.com

A blog on ballet, written by a male dancer with a certain sense of sarkasm.

I wish to enlighten you, my readers, on the world of ballet (or rather the planet ballet, in a galaxy far-far away), with a special weighing on male dancers - you see, there's more too it than you think!!!

I love your site thanks

http://tightsandtiaras.blogspot.com/ this one may work better.

Thanks for the link.

I know some people found the book to be a little harsh on poor Rudolph,but apparently he liked & trusted Rudi Van Dantzig enough to ask him to write it. The book was an interesting view of Rudolph from a dance insider unlike other biographies I have read.I think that Van Dantzig is a sensitive and intelligent guy who created some original ballets which where pretty edgy for that time,I think he was someone Rudolf Nureyev admired.

Suzanne Farrell on the Leonard Lopate show Sept 25 2008

http://www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate/episodes/...segments/110345

If you search on the page you will also find interviews with Mikhail Baryshnikov,Edward Villella &Benjamin Millepied