My Son Can Dance

One Mom's Musings About Boys in the Dance World

Look Out, PPAS and SAB! Here Comes My Dancin’ Boy!

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When I posted last, Julian had been accepted into the School of American Ballet (SAB) for the winter term but had no room in the SAB dorm AND there was a possibility that the Professional Performing Arts School (PPAS), the public school he would attend, had no room for him in the senior class. After […]

SAB Offer: A Mixed Blessing (or a Curse)

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Two and a half weeks left before we are supposed to head home to California. I have a book deadline to meet and a manuscript to edit for a client. All my time is being eaten up by apartment hunting (on line mostly since I can’t find anything affordable that we can all–Julian, my husband, […]

SAB Summer Intensive Ends with School Year Offer

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The SAB Summer Intensive is over. It feels like it just started, and I’m already in NY. Julian loved the SAB Summer Intensive, which ended on Saturday. I arrived in New York City on Wednesday night and at Lincoln Center and the Juilliard Dorm, which is also where all the studios are for SAB, the […]

The 1st 2 Weeks at School of American Ballet’s Intensive

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First, let me apologize for my long silence. Life is still crazy in the Lacey/Amir household. Ron and Julian went off to the airport on Saturday morning the 25th of July. Julian took off for NYC and Ron for Germany. I took off for a workshop I had to teach for 30 people. I left […]

See Giselle in 3D for free!

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Nichelle at DanceAdvantage is giving away 2 pairs of tickets to see Giselle in 3D, featuring the Mariinsky Ballet. It’s the first time a ballet has been presented in this format. You can learn more about the movie and the production at her Giselle in 3D giveaway post. The giveaway is happening right now and […]

Our First Regional Dance America Experience

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We returned from Regional Dance America (RDA) in Los Vegas a week ago. We haven’t had a break. My husband, Ron, flew in from Germany the day before we left and flew out to Missouri to care for his mother a day after we returned. Julian had rehearsals up until the evening before we left […]

My Son Can and Does Dance…Got a Problem With That?

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Today I was reminded of why I began this blog: Being a male dancer at a young age is a tough road to hoe. It was tough for Julian in first grade and it continues to be tough for him as a junior in high school. Anyway, I was reminded when I saw a tweet […]

Happy Mother’s Day to All Dancin’ Boys’ Moms

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This is a special blog post for all those dancin’ boys’ moms: Happy Mother’s Day! You deserve some credit, appreciation and…time off. Without your support, where would your dancin’ boys be–even if they won’t admit to your part in their success? So, enjoy yourselves today and give yourselves a pat on the back. As for […]

Jazz Dance Pro Sue Samuels on Raising a Male Dancer

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Almost three years ago I had the pleasure or meeting Sue Samuels, a legend in the jazz dance world and mother of Emmy award-winning tap dancer Jason Samuels Smith. She and I had connected, if I recall correctly, via Facebook or email, about apartments in New York the first year Julian went to the American […]

Barbara Duffy on Boys and Tap

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Last summer Julian had a chance to take an improv tap class with Barbara Duffy, who I’d heard a ton about but he had not. I was really excited to have him tap with her. Barbara studied with many of the great tap masters, such as Brenda Bufalino, Leon Collins, Gregory Hines, Steve Condos, Honi […]