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Article: Curtain up.(dance and sex)(Editorial)
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- Dance Magazine
- Article date:
- November 1, 2006
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We usually try not to notice how sexy dancing can be. We concentrate on the artistry, the virtuosity, the theatrical impact. But dance is about human bodies, and that inevitably includes sexuality.
For dancers spending time slipping and sliding around each other in the studio, sexuality can enter their lives at any point--deliciously so, of painfully so. It is sometimes confusing to sort out what kind of affectionate interaction can blossom into an affair and what kind holds steady as camaraderie. A sexual entanglement within a dance company can quickly become an emotional mess. In "About Last Night," Nancy Alfaro interviews dancers and artistic directors who have ...