Crossdressing can go beyond clothes, makeup, and accessories: we can exhibit it through behaviors, habits, and activities related to the female sex.
When I was a kid, I watched girls doing ballet in their pastel pink leotards with matching skirts, ballet shoes, and pantyhose.
Back then, with a very fertile imagination, I sometimes imagined myself wearing that outfit and not wanting to wear it. Today, I confess my curiosity about wanting to know what it’s like to wear one of those outfits.
Of course, many boys/men do ballet and there are male ballet costumes. Still, ballet is mostly seen as feminine, not only historically, but with most of those who practice being female.
There are several styles and colors of ballet attire: lace tights, printed, colorful, etc. I would prefer the all-pink girlie style. I would make me feel as if I were a princess.
But if there’s anything as interesting as wearing a ballet uniform, it might be…actually practicing it?
An hour-long ballet class has been estimated to burn around 400 calories – an amount greater than that of taking part in hour-long activities such as American Football, yoga, volleyball, and Pilates. Ballet is a physical activity that burns calories and exercises the body, increasing one’s physical resistance and can help with losing weight.
So… in addition to practicing your femininity, you are engaged in physical activity. For a proper experience, besides the costume, you’ll need to have a ballet barre. There are several tutorials on the internet on how to make your own ballet bar.
You can research and watch multiple videos with ballet class instruction. The pandemic has advanced virtual classes, including ballet classes. Ballet teachers earn money by teaching online classes to students thousands of miles away.
Rarer than men who dance ballet (with men’s attire) are crossdressers who dance ballet. It is a gap that can and must be filled. Many complain about the taboo of men who do ballet, but it is precisely because ballet is a predominantly female activity that it can be very attractive to crossdressers, who can have fun with the hobby, practice physical activity and exercise their femininity with a typically female activity. And all while wearing a beautiful feminine ballet costume.
Wouldn’t it be a wonderful world if we could have ballet teachers be open to teaching crossdressers either individually (at a distance or in-person) or in groups? Maybe there already are, but if not, wouldn’t it be interesting to have ballet groups with only crossdressers…
It would also be interesting to have womanless ballet shows, such as they have Womanless Beauty Pageants.
Crossdressing allows opening doors to different worlds of the feminine universe.
Everything will someday depend on our curiosity and not only on our willingness to experience each new opportunity but on the world becoming a place where we can do so.
– Have you ever wanted to try on a female ballet costume?
– Have you ever wanted to train / dance ballet?
– Did reading this article make you want it?
I’m looking forward to the answers
Sincerely,
Marie Claire
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Hi Marie. Oh what a lovely thought to be a ballerina. I would love to do that and wear such a beautiful outfit but sadly I have 2 left feet.
As a young boy I use to accompany a friend of mine to her ballet classes once in awhile. I always want to wear the leotard, tights and a tutu. Thought they were just oh so cute. I remember watching movies like the “red shoes”, and “can’t take it with you” (Just to watch Ann Miller dance). For years I dreamed of wearing them but alas I never did…paradise lost.
Marie, this sound interesting, something I think I might like to try. BUT if I do I would need to do it soon. At my age of 67 and the pains and stiffness in my body it may not be that easy. BUT it would be fun to try.
Cassie
Any form of dance is “just to hard" for me. Never had any rhythm below the waist and nevr will. I’m also well into my 70’s with a bad back and arthritic knees..
So “no go".
Caty.
Hi Marie,
I love your idea, I was thinking about yoga but ballet would be much more fun. Thanks for the post!!! Brooke
Well, Marie, at 75 y/o, this ol’ lady’s dancin’ days are over! So, even if I wanted to learn the ballet, my balance is shot, and my joints are as rusted as the Tin Man in the Wizard of Oz. Forget about getting up on pointe – I couldn’t do that when I was 20! However, I’ve had an appreciation for classical ballet most of my adult life, thanks to my (now ex-) wife. For many years, I was married to a dancer who eventually opened her own studio. I never missed one of her performances or recitals. She mounted her own Nutcracker each year… Read more »
I had a single experience with ballet as a 10 y.o. boy, which I may have commented on a few times in the forums. It involved a cub scout play in the late 1950s, and our group was required to dress in authentic ballet attire from head to foot and learn how to dance ballet. The ballet outfits were borrowed from a local dance school, as was an instructor from the same school. If I recall, my mother and I went to a designated local store to purchase certain personal clothing items. I am thinking panties, etc. This was the… Read more »
This has been a fantasy of mine too. Check out the trocks, or trockederos. They’re an all male ballet troupe. Great dancers with a touch of humor. They embody everything crossdressing is for me; breaking boundaries, beauty, and fun.
I love the thought of trying ballet. I engage in a few latin and ballroom dancing with my partner, but I’m the lead or the male role throughout, and I also think the experience is somewhat different in my mind. Never considered ballet as an option, but a lot of what you’ve written actually does make sense in the journey of femininity. I recently started doing ballet warm up stretches to help with my (un)flexibility, yet I never put two and two together that maybe I should try the actual dance too. And the thought of getting and wearing the… Read more »
At my university there is a tradition of boys from Selwyn college performing in the ‘Selwyn Ballet’. Its not exactly what you’re talking about but I thought it worth mentioning. It’s taken very seriously, here’s a clip from not one of their best performances, but you get the idea.