# male en pointe ballet dancers

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**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [December 20, 2010, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-en-pointe-ballet-dancers/564813 "2010-12-20T07:01:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Arjuna34](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Arjuna34](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arjuna34)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-en-pointe-ballet-dancers/564813/1 "2010-12-20T07:01:53Z")

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Cecil mentioned [Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo](http://www.trockadero.org/) in his column a while back in [Why don’t male ballet dancers dance on their toes?](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/89/why-dont-male-ballet-dancers-dance-on-their-toes)

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> However. I have had occasion to see a unique ensemble called Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, which specializes in–I’m not making this up–all-male drag ballet. Therein one may see not only men dancing en pointe but a host of other extraordinary sights besides. Don’t miss 'em next time they come through town.

Well, if you’re in NYC, they’re in town! Here’s a review from the New York Times: [Part Goofy, Part Glorious, All Man](http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/20/arts/dance/20trocks.html?_r=1&hp). The review suggests it lives up to Cecil’s expectations.