Wild Wednesday Classroom Etiquette
In a classroom setting, during center
practice, it is traditional for the men to stand in the back line, and to dance
after the females do the combination.
Unfair! I’ve heard this complaint many
times. It is because the men assume it is a sexist practice (and the belief
that ballet “favors” the women). But there is a very practical reason for both traditions.
The men stand in the back line in the
center because they are usually taller than the women. Simple as that. But this
practice is also related to the tradition that men dance after the women. Men
dance after the women so the person playing the piano can slow the tempo down
when the men’s group steps forward onto the floor. Again, the etiquette has a
practical purpose and is designed to help the class run as smoothly as possible.
This is not to say that these rules are
set in stone. Any teacher/director can change things during class as they see
fit. But these etiquette practices for men are still followed in many
classrooms.
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Secret #2d8:
“Male dancers usually stand in the back and dance
after the females in class.”
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