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...Shirkey emphasizes the subtle difference between ballroom dancing and ballet, a difference which he says effectively separates the social connotations of couples dancing and solo performance for male dancers...

Author: By Molly Hennessy-fiske, | Title: Male Dancers | 4/19/1997 | See Source »

...There's a lot of pressure, from parents and peers, especially when you're young, that says dancing isn't the right thing for a boy to do," Shirkey says...

Author: By Molly Hennessy-fiske, | Title: Male Dancers | 4/19/1997 | See Source »

Male dancers may be taunted for preferring dancing shoes to football cleats, but a traditional macho image can also plague male dancers. Like the protagonist in "Strictly Ballroom," Shirkey says male dancers often find themselves stuck playing the stereotypical dance floor ornament...

Author: By Molly Hennessy-fiske, | Title: Male Dancers | 4/19/1997 | See Source »

...times people just expect the guy to walk on stage and throw the girl around," says Shirkey...

Author: By Molly Hennessy-fiske, | Title: Male Dancers | 4/19/1997 | See Source »

...about trying to get my body to do what I want it to do, within its own limits," Shirkey says...

Author: By Molly Hennessy-fiske, | Title: Male Dancers | 4/19/1997 | See Source »

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