The Billy Elliot Effect in Mexico

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ERinVA
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The Billy Elliot Effect in Mexico

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"Billy Elliot! Thanks to Billy Elliot many of the boys really dare to say, 'Yes, I want to be a dancer, I want to dance, I want to try ballet.' "

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-23680534
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Re: The Billy Elliot Effect in Mexico

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ERinVA wrote:"Billy Elliot! Thanks to Billy Elliot many of the boys really dare to say, 'Yes, I want to be a dancer, I want to dance, I want to try ballet.' "

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-23680534
I have just posted a related article from the Telegraph which indicated a similar trend among boys. It would appear that there is a real sociological shift in the way people think about dance, masculine identity and the pursuit of one's individual dream, that was not much in evidence before 2000. I am quite sure Billy Elliot the Film and the Musical are just one part of this, but nonetheless this trend seems to be happening: there is no question this generation is growing up with fewer prejudices and more empathy than mine. My boomer generation (born to accept life 'as a man') would have squirmed if we had been dragged to a musical about a boy who dances by our parents in 1964; all that appears to have dissipated. Sic transit gloria mundi!
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