Gay hyperbole. (reader forum).After reading Joseph Carman's article on New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. Ballet's Christopher Wheeldon Christopher Wheeldon (born March 22, 1973)[1] is among the most sought-after and critically acclaimed contemporary ballet choreographers in the world.[2] Born in Somerset, England, Wheeldon began training to be a ballet dancer at the age of 8. ["All the Right Moves," March 19], I find it a ridiculous exaggeration naming this young man "the greatest living choreographer in the field of classical ballet." Sadly, this unrestrained enthusiasm for Wheeldon is just another example of gay hyperbole, hyping one of our own based solely on sexual orientation sexual orientation n. The direction of one's sexual interest toward members of the same, opposite, or both sexes, especially a direction seen to be dictated by physiologic rather than sociologic forces. rather than merit. As a former member of the San Francisco Ballet San Francisco Ballet, or SFB, is a San Francisco, USA based ballet company, founded in 1933 as part of San Francisco Opera Ballet. The company is currently based in the War Memorial Opera House, where it is directed by Helgi Tomasson. , I wish to inform your readership that there are many choreographers working today who are equally talented as Wheeldon, if not more so. I nominate the Australian Ballet's Stanton Welch, Birmingham Royal Ballet's David Bintley, and National Ballet of Canada's James Kudelka for your consideration. How about San Francisco Ballet's Julia Adams, Ballet Rambert's Christopher Bruce, and Houston Ballet's Ben Stevenson? It's a big world out there, and naming a 28-year-old as the absolute "best" is both immature and presumptuous pre·sump·tu·ous adj. Going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward. [Middle English, from Old French presumptueux, from Late Latin praes . I know he's young and cute, but let's not gush. John White, Wilmington, N. C. |
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