MASCULINITY/IES IN BALLET: GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN CHILDHOOD

This text analyzes boys’ relationship with dance based on Feminist, Cultural and Gender Studies, focused on the case of ballet and hip-hop dancer Rodrigo and the possibilities that supported the emergence of his practice. A series of Ethnographic observations and interviews were conducted. After the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Wenetz, Ileana, Macedo, Christiane Garcia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Repositorio:Revista Movimento (Porto Alegre. Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:seer.ufrgs.br:article/90474
Acceso en línea:https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/Movimento/article/view/90474
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Masculinidade. Dança. Identidade de gênero. Sexualidade.
Masculinidad. Danza. Identidad de género. Sexualidad.
Masculinity. Dancing. Gender identity. Sexuality.
Masculinity. Dance. Gender identity. Sexuality.
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Sumario:This text analyzes boys’ relationship with dance based on Feminist, Cultural and Gender Studies, focused on the case of ballet and hip-hop dancer Rodrigo and the possibilities that supported the emergence of his practice. A series of Ethnographic observations and interviews were conducted. After the discussion on gender and sexuality in childhood, we analyzed Rodrigo’s case and examined the issue of dance and masculinities, stressing that the experience took place during childhood education along with his family’s support, pointing out possible escape lines from the heteronormative standard. The work ends by reflecting on the opportunities that provided Rodrigo with access to ballet and how they help looking into the link between bodily practices and gender/sexuality.