‘When Men Dance’: Extraordinary Performers Defy Societal Norms In Abbi Motlagh’s Documentary – Miami Film Festival

In the film Billy Elliot, a boy in the north of England discovers a love for dance, much to his father’s consternation.

“It’s perfectly normal,” Billy tells his dad, who retorts that such pursuits are for girls, “not for lads… Lads do football or boxing or wrestling. Not friggin’ ballet.”

That drama came out in 2000, but whether attitudes like those of Billy’s dad have changed much since then is open to debate. In many parts of the English-speaking world and Latin America, there’s still a big stigma about men dancing.

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