by admin | May 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
FROM POINTE MAGAZINE By Amy Brandt “I never wanted to stop dancing, I just wanted the bullying to stop,” says American Ballet Theatre corps member Patrick Frenette in the trailer for Danseur, a new feature-length documentary about the social stigmatization...
by admin | Nov 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
Focus Turns To Male Dancers At National Dance Education Organization Symposium By Ryan P. Casey The sprawling hills and lush greenery of Morgantown, West Virginia, served as the backdrop for “Men in Dance: Bridging the Gap,” the first symposium sponsored by the...
by admin | Oct 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
Tights, Tutus and ‘Relentless’ Teasing: Inside Ballet’s Bullying Epidemic “If this were not the arts, it would be considered a child health crisis.” When filmmaker Scott Gormley’s son hit seventh grade, he suddenly became anti-social and withdrawn. “He went from a...
by admin | Jul 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
We were so honored to open the the first NDEO Men in Dance Symposium at the University of West Virginia on June 29, 2017. The conference was filled with educators, dancers and arts administrators – all of whom came together to help address the issues that face...
by admin | Apr 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
Men in Dance: Bridging the Gap – Symposium Thursday, June 29 – Saturday, July 1, 2017 West Virginia University, College of Creative Arts The producer/director of DANSEUR in conjunction with Doug Risner, Author of Stigma and Perseverance in the Lives of Boys Who Dance...
