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Nude Ballet

Yer-Ol-Pal — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 14:04:05 -0800

Nude Ballet sparks national anger The Russian National Ballet will perform Romeo and Juliet - with nude scenes - for the first time in its World's Greatest Ballets program set to debut in Australia next month.

By: Elpoca

Elpoca — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 14:31:46 -0800

Finally, a ballet everyone can enjoy!

By: fenriq

fenriq — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 15:02:12 -0800

Yeah, except all of the people that are angered by the idea of a naked ballet which is kind of the whole point of the post. But I'd watch it. Until the nude scenes were done and then I'd flip back over to the baseball game.

By: IndigoJones

IndigoJones — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 15:24:45 -0800

I thought the point of ballet was to show utter and total control of all body parts. Letting the wobbly bits range free sounds, well, undisciplined.

By: elpapacito

elpapacito — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 15:32:25 -0800

By: ancientgower

ancientgower — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 15:35:06 -0800

Was it Kenneth MacMillan who said, "The problem with nude ballet is that when the dancer stops, not all of the dancer stops"?

By: Gary

Gary — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 15:55:17 -0800

Oh tits ! Somebody explain me WHY NATIONAL anger ? Have t hey interviewed all of the natio inhabitants or did they pick the statistical method "pick a group of freaks and ascertain the will of the nation from them" ? Actually, you sit back and wait for the freaks to phone you. It's the same statistical model that was used for the Janet Jackson / Superbowl incident.

By: Smedleyman

Smedleyman — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 16:00:14 -0800

I don't see the problem. My pets are naked. Zoo animals are naked. Other primates are naked all the time, and when you do put clothes on them, you laugh. I just can't relate to you humans.

By: dreamsign

dreamsign — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 16:02:30 -0800

There is ballet that does not spark anger?

By: longsleeves

longsleeves — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 16:18:51 -0800

Swan Lake left me crazed with anger.

By: loquacious

loquacious — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 16:33:31 -0800

Prudes. Hell, it's not like they wear all that much for ballet, anyway. Those tights don't leave much to the imagination, nor do they really keep dangly bits from roaming around. Besides, when was the last time you saw a professional ballet dancer with huge breasts or a large wang? I'd go see it, and not just for the nekkidness. The human body is beautiful. On preview: "Zoo animals are naked." I was recently at the Phoenix Zoo in the Reptile house. There were a couple of snakes attempting to make some baby snakes, as only snakes can: Obvious, languid, curvy-twisty. I was fascinated. Others would come by and they basically had a few reactions. Reaction A: "What the...!? EWWW!" *run away*. Reaction B: *nervous laugh* *walks quickly away*. Reaction C: "Mommy look, the snakes are wrestling!" *parents cover childrens eyes and then go complain to the exhibit staff loudly*

By: baphomet

baphomet — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 16:34:27 -0800

You'd think there could be no clearer-cut example of "If you don't like it, don't watch it" than this, but some people apparently just need to have their noses in everything.

By: Faint of Butt

Faint of Butt — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 16:34:41 -0800

Japan did it first. (Links very NSFW)

By: jfuller

jfuller — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 16:45:31 -0800

I saw this outfit's Swan Lake. I didn't have any problem with the nudity, but that plucked swan was way over the line.

By: es_de_bah

es_de_bah — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 16:45:45 -0800

i'm for it, tho i do think nude ballet would be ridiculously erotic, so i can see how people who are generally against public erotic displays would be against such a thing taking place in such a respected venue. of course, ballet in general is already designed to be ridiculously erotic so...

By: delmoi

delmoi — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 17:28:53 -0800

Australians are prudes.

By: nervousfritz

nervousfritz — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 17:59:06 -0800

If the ballet dancers out there don't quit straining the moral majority to its breaking point with their lewd gyrations, I will frickin scream. If I hear one more story about the naked ballet, the naked symphony orchestra, or the naked opera, I will bust a blood vessel because these people need to stop. Do you know what the ballet dancers are doing to the soil?

By: jonmc

jonmc — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 18:34:01 -0800

Lousy naked commies.

By: cx

cx — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 18:46:37 -0800

Japan did it first. (Links very NSFW) Actually, they didn't. The Royal Danish Ballet danced naked in The Triumph of Death in 1971. Can't find any NSFW-links, unfortunately.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 18:48:14 -0800

Who cares who did it first. I can see naked people dance for a $s cover down around Queensboro Plaza. Next, please!

By: jonmc

jonmc — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 18:48:47 -0800

$5 cover. I can't afford $s.

By: snarfodox

snarfodox — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 18:50:16 -0800

If they protest outside it goes without saying I'll have to counter their protest with a box a rotten fruit and a t-shirt that says "forgive me". Let's test those christian values...

By: maryh

maryh — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 18:59:16 -0800

That was very funny, nervousfritz. "Mr Hutchison said he had been inundated with 150 emails, 50 faxes and a constant stream of phone calls" Yeah, and I'll bet they're from the same three members of the Aussie AFA. You know they'd sell thier grannies to get front row seats. Which they would thoroughly soil shortly before the next outraged protest....

By: wfrgms

wfrgms — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 20:21:15 -0800

Finally... Ballet that is NSFW.

By: Faint of Butt

Faint of Butt — Wed, 15 Jun 2005 03:49:39 -0800

The Royal Danish Ballet danced naked in The Triumph of Death in 1971. I stand corrected.

By: ZenMasterThis

ZenMasterThis — Wed, 15 Jun 2005 04:22:45 -0800

Do you know what the ballet dancers are doing to the soil? Burrow owl ... burrow owl ... burrow owl ... burrow owl ...