Why are so many male dancers gay?
I’m afraid I’m going to have to give you a stereotypical answer. To be a good dancer, you have to be very aware of how your body moves, where the “component parts” are (i.e. where are your hands and feet relative to the rest of your body, and so on), and things like that. In my experience, most straight guys seem to go out of their way to avoid knowing things like that, as though somehow to move gracefully brings the stigma of being gay. Most gay guys I know seem to accept being graceful without worrying about it. So, I’d say it’s a mind-set thing. There may be plenty of straight guys who’d make great dancers, but they never let themselves see that part of their lives. Yeah, it may be a lame reason, but it’s the best I’ve got. Gay guys just have different hangups than straight guys.
