On senior showcase day, I went to Catherine's presentation on ballet and how it has evolved and continues to evolve. Ballet is often considered a performing art instead of a visual art, yet I feel that it applies in the domain of this assignment as the dancers perform in order to create a certain vision in the viewer's minds.
Catherine spoke a lot about the stereotypes of ballet and how many of them remain in the ballet world even as they would not be acceptable in the social sphere. It is sad that ballet still has such a focus on white emaciated women instead of branching out to more races, genders and body types as many other parts of our society are. Ultimately the fact that ballet hasn't progressed for so long seems to me like a great reason for someone to be the catalyst that makes it progress. Although ballet is an inherently traditional art form, new takes on those traditional ideas might be what will make ballet a more enjoyable and fair experience for both the viewers and the dancers.
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