Dominic Ing-Seaborne

Review of The Point Eastleigh

Attended Beginners Ballet there before the first l...

Attended Beginners Ballet there before the first lockdown. The lessons there have enabled me to take different ballet positions and moves to add to other styles of dance within my own choreography. However, I felt treated really badly by the dance teacher in terms of the actual lesson because of my perceived male gender. The ballet teacher told me strictly to not train next to almost all female class but in a corner far away with only half a mirror. It didn't allow me to interact with the other dancers during the lesson. It was really upsetting because during this time I was a MTF transgender woman coming out. I started dance partly because of its inclusive nature of people regardless on who they present themselves Instead, I felt treated as if I was the type of perceived male person that had come to spy on women. I feel really bad in writing this review but I think its the only way to bring about change in the theatre. But at the end of the day its my own experience.