Comments on Jess Granger's Butterfly Blog: The Ballerina Fallacy

I agree Kaye. I think we're moving in the rig...

2010-12-27T09:35:58.020-05:00

I agree Kaye. I think we're moving in the right direction. I just wonder how long it's going to take before we really get there.

Awesome post, Jess. I so agree with you and the ot...

2010-12-26T15:14:22.936-05:00

Awesome post, Jess. I so agree with you and the other commenters here. I love Ballet. Dancing in a Company was once my entire life. Now I write romance. I love strong heroines and really hate the old images of dancers being frail. I do believe we've come a long way, however. Even with the bad comments from a not so inspiring critic!

Thanks Gillian, I hope you have a great Christmas...

2010-12-25T19:53:53.758-05:00

Thanks Gillian,

I hope you have a great Christmas as well.

Oh my goodness, Jess, this is wonderful. Just wond...

2010-12-24T12:11:23.135-05:00

Oh my goodness, Jess, this is wonderful. Just wonderful. I shall share it with my daughters.

A blessed Christmas to you. :)

That's a very good point, and all I saw was a ...

2010-12-22T17:48:34.225-05:00

That's a very good point, and all I saw was a fit and beautiful dancer, so I'm with you there.

Thanks Jess. The problem is, I don't even agre...

2010-12-22T03:55:24.460-05:00

Thanks Jess. The problem is, I don't even agree with the guy about the gal being heavy. {lop-sided smile}

But, sticking to the topic, the critic seems to be confused about his own job. He seems to think his job is to criticize the show, when it's really to critique the performance. I see that sort of confusion frequently with critics. They're so busy criticizing everything

Thanks Anne, I always enjoy your thoughts, and yo...

2010-12-21T20:38:12.358-05:00

Thanks Anne,

I always enjoy your thoughts, and your smiles.

That "review" really bothered me, too. U...

2010-12-21T19:41:34.871-05:00

That "review" really bothered me, too. Unfortunately, I tend to criticize the criticisms, figuring that turn about is fair play. I like your declaration that this ought ot be irrelevant better. {Smile}

Anne Elizabeth Baldwin

I know what you mean. It irritates me when an ind...

2010-12-19T13:35:34.740-05:00

I know what you mean. It irritates me when an individual has opinions that are put in a place of power, then won't hear any argument against them. This particular critic defended himself by pointing to all the other things he had criticized her for, and asking why people didn't have a problem with those things.

I was a little dumbfounded at the proof that the point of all

Jess, It is a sad commentary on the individual New...

2010-12-19T12:55:17.447-05:00

Jess,
It is a sad commentary on the individual New York Times critic who made such antiquated and inappropriate remarks that were better suited to a time when Balanchine was at the helm of the NYCB. It was his aesthetic that has inflicted decades of self image issues on dancers all over the world. Balanchine popularized the rail thin frame that "shows the best line" that the