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Will the stigma around boys who dance ever shift? One Dance UK talks to the Guardian

As BalletBoyz celebrates its 25th anniversary and Billy Elliott returns to the stage, the Guardian explores the male dance landscape

14 May 2026

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BalletBoyz. Photograph: Mark Barrs

BalletBoyz. Photograph: Mark Barrs

The Guardian spoke to Balletboyz, One Dance UK, Layton Williams, Peter Darling, who choreographed the Billy Elliot film and musical, and Ashley Banjo about how the male dance landscape appears transformed from where it was at the turn of the century, but a certain macho dismissiveness remains.

Read the full article here: ‘My dad cannot see me on stage doing this’: will the stigma around boys who dance ever shift? | Dance | The Guardian