by Amy Brandt | Oct 13, 2021 | Training
Being a boy in ballet isn’t always easy. We all remember what happened on “Good Morning America” a few years ago, when co-host Lara Spencer made fun of England’s then–6-year-old Prince George for taking ballet classes. Canada’s Ballet Jörgen recently launched an...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Mar 23, 2020 | News, Viral Videos
DANSEUR , the feature-length documentary released in 2018, explores the social stigmatization young men face in ballet. And after last summer’s “Good Morning America” scandal, and the #boysdancetoo movement that followed, the film’s message...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Aug 29, 2019 | Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, Dance Teacher, Instagram, News
After days spent rallying against “Good Morning America” host Lara Spencer’s flippant comments about boys doing ballet, the dance world triumphed on Monday. Not only did Spencer issue a lengthy on-air apology, complete with an interview with Robbie...