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Ballet for Boys [VHS]

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I purchased this video after reading a review in the NY Times. I had hoped that it would provide a slight balance to the many all girl dance videos that my 5-1/2 year old son (who is into dance, movement, theater, etc) has enjoyed. The video displays some interesting techniques for teaching ballet to boys that would be useful to dance teachers and probably teen boys who are just getting into dance. It is however, presented in a very dry form, and is quite different from "I Want to be a Ballerina" and the other entertaining "intro to dance" videos that are out there. It's not really suitable for most younger dancers.

This movie assists young boys in imaginative dance techniques. The instuctor does not use technical names for any of the movements but tells them basically to dance and move in story form. It is great for learning the movement but would need real instruction to learn correct names etc.... After each child student segment there is and older dancer showing the correct way to do it.

I really think that this video is probably one of the best out there of its kind... I myself am a dancer who happens to be a man now, but started when I was a boy in my native Estonia. Now I am in my universities ballet programme.

This video shows all of the movement a male balle dancer has to do. It also shows boys and young men that it is okay to be male and dance ballet... I highly recomended to anyone who is learning or who likes ballet and would like their young boy to learn it...

I really think that this video is probably one of the best out there of its kind... I myself am a dancer who happens to be a man now, but started when I was a boy in my native Estonia. Now I am in my universities ballet programme.

This video shows all of the movement a male balle dancer has to do. It also shows boys and young men that it is okay to be male and dance ballet... I highly recomended to anyone who is learning or who likes ballet and would like their young boy to learn it...