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And here are the ones that wouldn’t fit in the photoset:
Who says ballet dancers can’t be fat?
If anyone has pictures of fat dancers of color, let me know! I looked everywhere and couldn’t find a single one. This makes me sad.
Credit:
- Photos 1-3 are of Frostine Shake
- Photos 4-7 are dancers from the Big Ballet
- Photos 8-14 are of ModelMayhem user Terpsichores Grace
more belly-rinas <3
Absolutely gorgeous.
The heart and soul of dance is NOT, and never should be, about being a certain size, weight, look, color, or gender identity. The heart and soul of dancing lies solely in passion. #takebackdancing
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Dancing Doesn’t Make Guys Gay.
Just like it doesn’t make them straight, either. Or cisgendered. Or much anything beyond dancers.
(Source: man-also-dances)
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Excerpts from Kings of Dance at New York City Center. Take a look at the lovely duet from 1.19 onwards.
Gay Wheelock Ballerinas, from Wheelock College Archives, 1947.
(Gay most likely has nothing to do with sexuality in this context, but it’s a nice old photo and today I’m easily amused.)
