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My Son Can Dance

One Mom's Musings About Boys in the Dance World

The New Year Brings Opportunities, Choices and a Search for Summer Dance Programs and Tights

January 20, 2009 by ninaamir Leave a Comment

Sorry for the lapse in blog posts. I’ve been sick on and off for about two weeks now. My husband had a cough. Then Julian got stuffed up. Then I came down with a fever and a rash and about five days later a full blown cold. Now my daughter has it, too.  Anyway, the […]

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Filed Under: dance attire, dance scholarships, summer dance programs Tagged With: Copellia, pas de deux class, summer dance programs, tights for male dancers

New Year's Resolutions for Boys and Young Men Who Dance

January 7, 2009 by ninaamir 3 Comments

S0, 2009 has arrive, but not much has changed in the life of my son, the dancer. He’s back in school and getting ready for midterms. He has to practically ace all his tests to bring up his grades, and he’s facing missing dance for a week at a time if he doesn’t turn in […]

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All Quiet on the Dance Front Until After After We Ring in the New Year

December 30, 2008 by ninaamir Leave a Comment

Things are pretty quiet here other than pushing Julian to study for midterms, taking him to tutoring, handling an ear problem and a weird foot rash problem he had, and getting ready for my mother-in-law and stepson to arrive tonight. of course, we just finished celebrating Chanukah and put the decorations away. He did go […]

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Filed Under: Nutcracker, Uncategorized Tagged With: no dancing during holidays, Nutcracker, Stanford halftime show

When Rumors Fly about Billy Elliot…and A Little News On Nick Lazzarini

December 23, 2008 by ninaamir 1 Comment

Oh, my! I seem to have created quite a stir with my last post. I’ve had an influx of readers since I speculated on who might be the one leaving Billy Elliot, the Musical, which recently opened on Broadway.  I admitted I was getting my information from Movmnt Magazine, and in the comments to my […]

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Filed Under: grades, So Your Think You can Dance Tagged With: alternative schooling options for dancers, Billy Elliot, home schooling for dancers, Nick Lazzarini, So You Think You Can Dance, Who's leaving Billy Elliot?

Be Billy (Elliot) and Get Fired!

December 22, 2008 by ninaamir 8 Comments

I read an article in the latest issue of Mvmnt Magazine about the current cast of Billy Elliot, the Musical. (The article I wrote on Criss Angel’s Believe, which Wade Robson choreographed, is on the cover of this issue.) It seems that one, as yet unnamed “Billy” is due to get fired already, and the show […]

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Filed Under: Changes due to puberty, performance Tagged With: age and performance ability, Billy Elliot, how puberty affects performance

When Losing Dance Becomes a Consequence for Missed Homework Assignments and Bad Grades (and a Note on the Sexuality Issue)

December 19, 2008 by ninaamir 3 Comments

It’s the Friday before the holiday break. Normally, I’d be breathing a sigh of relief. No dance for two whole weeks! No getting up early for school!  Less driving! Less stress! No homework hassles! But no…not in this household. Instead, I’ll be managing my delinquent son’s midterm study schedule (and habits…or lack thereof) and his […]

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Filed Under: gifts for male dancers, grades, sexuality Tagged With: consequences for dancer's bad grades, dancer's bad grades, male dancer's sexuality, teasing

When Issues of Sexuality Cause Emotional Turmoil

December 16, 2008 by ninaamir 3 Comments

Well…it seems a few of Julian’s missed assignments were caused by some emotional turmoil on my poor son’s part. After much lecturing and talking and discussing – yes, I let him talk, too – Julian spilled the beans. A fellow male dancer who is not shy about admitting he is gay told Julian he thought […]

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Filed Under: grades, sexuality Tagged With: dealing with sexuality and young male dancers, nature vs. nurture and sexuality in the dance world, sexuality and young male dancers

Okay, He Can Dance, But Can He Get Good Grades?

December 14, 2008 by ninaamir 3 Comments

I’ve got to be the most frustrated mother in the world. My son can dance, and he does, but I can’t get him to get good grades, even though he can. I think we finally have managed to get Julian to work hard at dance. He’s always spent many hours at the studio – last […]

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You Can Now Order My Brother Can Dance© Dance-Related T-Shirts! Purchase those Christmas and Chanukah Gifts for Boys/Men Who Dance Today!

December 13, 2008 by ninaamir 4 Comments

Finally! The webpage My Brother Can Dance© page is up and running and so are the buy buttons and postage options! You can purchase those gifts for the boys and men you love who love to dance. And you should get them in time for Christmas or Chanukah if you order this week. I won’t […]

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Filed Under: dance attire, gifts for male dancers Tagged With: Christmas and Chanukah gifts for men and boys who dance, My Brother Can Dance T-shirts

Looking Forward to Nutcracker 2009 as the Curtain Comes down on the 2008 Production

December 12, 2008 by ninaamir Leave a Comment

The Nutcracker production put on by San Jose Dance Theater, which featured my son, Julian, as both Fritz and one of the two Russian dancers, has closed its curtains until next year. Yes, while others gear up, we’ve cleared the stage for the next production, put on by Ballet San Jose’s professional company (sorry friends, […]

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Filed Under: Nutcracker, Partnering, performance Tagged With: Chris Bonomo, learning to partner, Los Gatos Ballet, Mark Foehringer Dance Project, Nutcracker, Nutcracker experiences, San Jose Dance Theater, Sarah Spradlin-Bonomo

Update on T-Shirts for Boys and Men Who Dance

December 9, 2008 by ninaamir Leave a Comment

Okay, folks. I couldn’t wait any longer for the proofs of the T-shirts. They should be ready later today (although I fear one of them is the wrong artwork). So, in order to let you see the designs, I’m posting some scanned in artwork now. I’ll post the actually artwork on shirts when I get […]

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Filed Under: dance attire, gifts for male dancers Tagged With: Christmas gifts for boys who dance, dance attire, Holiday gifts for boys/men who dance, t-shirts for boys and men who dance

We're Cracking Nuts to Get Ready for the Nutcracker…and to Produce T-Shirts for Holiday Gifts!

December 3, 2008 by ninaamir Leave a Comment

OMG! Julian’s Nutcracker performances are this weekend already. When he performed with Ballet San Jose, the performances were the week before Christmas (Or was it for two full weeks?), but we came back from Thanksgiving in NY to a crazy tech week schedule. Thank goodness I’ve completed my 30-day writing blog. And we don’t even just […]

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Filed Under: dance attire, Doing "boy stuff", gifts for male dancers, Nutcracker Tagged With: Christmas gifts for boys who dance, Nutcracker, t-shirts for boys and men who dance, tech week

Happy Thankgoodness No Dancing or Driving Day!

November 25, 2008 by ninaamir Leave a Comment

Okay, I’ve been a bit remiss in writing this blog lately, I know. I told you, my other blog, Write Nonfiction in November, has been taking up most of my time. And I have to also write a post every now and then in my long-standing blog, As the Spirit Moves Me, as well. Then […]

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