Dancing the Supersport!

Dancing: The Supersport!


Good evening chairperson, judges, ladies and gentlemen. I am sure you are all aware of the fact that today’s society is becoming increasingly aware of what is considered politically correct, and of the different groups of people who fall victim to discrimination. Unfortunately, one Australian stereotype that has not yet been declared politically incorrect is also the most ridiculous and insulting stereotype ever. The absurd belief, to which I am referring to, is that male dancers are effeminate.

The suggestion that male dancers are effeminate, and the fact that the majority of younger people in today’s supposedly “modern” society would believe such a statement, is not so much an insult to male dancers, as it is to our entire community’s ideologies. Such an idea is not only ignorant, and poorly grounded; it fails to conform with our country’s ideals of equality and acceptance. No man should be made to feel ashamed about the fact that he dance...