What Do You Call a Male Ballerina?

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"What do you call a male ballerina? Well, it's not a ballerina. The term ballerina is reserved for females only. A male ballet dancer is called exactly that, a dancer. It is important to note that when a male is young, it is o.k. for them to have female teachers as they can learn the basics in a very very safe and loving and nurturing environment. But as a boy gets older and decides he wants to be more serious about dancing it is always a good idea to have a male take from another male teacher. Men should never dance like females. A female should be graceful, a male should be strong. In order to learn that it's best to learn from another man to see how they move. Men and women move very differently. Men are much broader through their shoulders, narrower through their hips. In that way, it makes their movements extremely different . In general, males are much better at jumping and turning than females as they have stronger legs and cores. They also are used oftentimes in ballet to lift the dancer which means they have to be very very strong and not dainty."