Other than that, interesting. I don't watch Dancing, so I couldn't tell from her movement, but there's nothing unsexy to me about any of the things they described. Androgyny, ferocity, a little intimidation... Maybe I'll start watching. Those are the sort of things that make some dancers more interesting to me, as opposed to the ones that are always light and airy with the perfect technique.
Now I'm going to have to watch so I can form an actual opinion instead of this babble!
I'm not sure what the writer of the piece is trying to say. Her use of words such as "slab", "blocky jock" and "androgynous" may be trying to question the sort of dismissive language (because Lord forbid we should be any doubt who is female and who is male) used of sportswomen whose talents give their bodies power and whose sports need them to use that power (unlike petite little figure skaters
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Other than that, interesting. I don't watch Dancing, so I couldn't tell from her movement, but there's nothing unsexy to me about any of the things they described. Androgyny, ferocity, a little intimidation... Maybe I'll start watching. Those are the sort of things that make some dancers more interesting to me, as opposed to the ones that are always light and airy with the perfect technique.
Now I'm going to have to watch so I can form an actual opinion instead of this babble!
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