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Originally Posted by Caroline_afifi
Oh it was just the stuff I have said in the past like the way women pander to men and go all silly etc. and stuff like that.
It was mostly to do with the way women go crazy in the presence of male dancers. Also a while back i related my experience of a rather rude and ignorant teacher who favoured only young slim girls etc.
The male scene is as diverse at the female scene.
All said and done, male dancers are still relatively new in the UK.
Perhpas the guys who dont need the male company like this dance to be closer to women? some men feel more comfortable around women but I do know personally some women who do this dance to escape men.
There is no easy answer.
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No, there is no simple easy answer at all. With regards to the basic issues you mentioned, I can see and understand that, but it really has nothing to do with male dancers persay. It has more to do with the mucked up brain washing that this society has done on women. The need some women have for male approval. Many men may be unaware of it, but thank god my teacher was Morocco, so you know she explained it to me. For this reason, I know how to deal with it when it comes up.
The other issues of people getting undue credit for mediocre talent also goes across the board. Our field is chuck full of women who god only knows why and how they got a name. Nothing more than good marketing because they certainly lack talent. But you know what, these types of things, while annoying, exist in every profession and dance field and are not limited to men. Therefore, its unfair to single men out and say this is what is going to happen, when it already has been happening with all the female dancers and teachers. There are women out there who belittle and insult students in workshops, tell them they're hopeless, will never get it, they should give up. I heard of one teacher who told her students they'd never get it unless they learned Arabic and converted to Islam! There certainly is no lack of female performers and teachers who look down on other participants as being no better than peons rather than colleagues. So what makes it worse if the offender is a man? Are there going to be stupid guys coming on the scene? Without a doubt, but they won't be stupid cause they're guys, but because they are silly people and silly people with over blown egos come in all genders and sexual persuasions.