“I’ve spent the last two years creating a documentary about the struggles that young men face when they choose to dance ballet ― when they choose to thumb their nose at what boys ‘should do.’ (director Scott Gormley)

In this award-winning documentary we hear from young danseurs themselves what it’s like to be a boy in ballet. Told through the first-person accounts of nearly two dozen young male dancers, from students in academies at the Houston Ballet and the American Ballet Theatre to members of major companies, the film relates the sometimes gut-wrenching stories of boys subjected to gender stereotyping and bullying on the path to realizing their dreams.  Danseur delivers “a powerful message for our youth.” (John Lam, principal, Boston Ballet)