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Offline Ladislaus

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Re: Children’s Ballet
« Reply #5 on: December 07, 2017, 10:48:29 AM »
Quote from: Kreuzritter on December 07, 2017, 10:28:41 AM
I don't know. What's the dress code for the saints in Heaven who are in principle incapable of sinning?
Apparently God created the human body in order to be covered up, rather than creating clothing for a fallen man in order to cover his shame.

So you imagine Our Lady and Our Lord prancing around heaven in the nude, do you?
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Offline Carissima

Re: Children’s Ballet
« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2017, 11:05:41 AM »
Quote from: Kreuzritter on December 07, 2017, 04:46:42 AM

But if you want to believe that a performance of the Nutcracker by a children's ballet company is somehow lascivious and an occasion of sin to be lumped into the same category as the Medieval equivalent of a nightclub, go ahead.
I’m sorry I don’t remember giving my opinion on the matter yet, I only asked a question and left two articles for people to read so we could discuss. 
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Offline Carissima

Re: Children’s Ballet
« Reply #7 on: December 07, 2017, 11:11:13 AM »
Quote from: Ladislaus on December 07, 2017, 08:55:14 AM
While I don't believe that there's any strict prohibition, I wouldn't go to one or take my family.  Many if not most of the costumes are immodest ... including the large crotch bulges on the men.  What's more, there's always a vibe of ɧoɱosɛҳųαƖity in the males who perform ballet ... and I personally find that even more disturbing than the immodesty.
Yes I would have to agree with you, the ɧoɱosɛҳųαƖ vibe is a problem in theatre companies and I find it more disturbing also. That was something I hadn’t considered or rather forgot it was such a prominent issue. 
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Offline Carissima

Re: Children’s Ballet
« Reply #8 on: December 07, 2017, 11:23:09 AM »
Quote from: Cantarella on December 07, 2017, 08:58:14 AM
I agree with the TIA article in that dancing itself is no intrinsically bad; but it becomes bad insofar as it favors bad morals. There are some dances which are fine. The folkloric ones, for example, which do not entice lust, romance, or other disordered passions by means of immodest dress or sensual movement. The problem with Ballet is twofold: the immodest outfits and the improper poses for Catholic girls (and boys). In the article, we find a simple criteria for parents to discern the appropriateness of dances:

1. Dresses are modest
2. Positions are appropriate
3. Movements are decent
I do like the idea of folkloric dancing because it is much more modest than most modern dancing and always has a charming theme as well. 
My children are mostly German and Italian so it would be fun to search out performances by these and other nationalities as well. I think Irish dancing is just lovely. 
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Offline Carissima

Re: Children’s Ballet
« Reply #9 on: December 07, 2017, 11:31:10 AM »
Quote from: Ladislaus on December 07, 2017, 10:46:13 AM
Indeed, I would whitewash the Sistine chapel ceiling, or, rather sandblast it so that it can never be "restored".  Michaelangelo's repugnant homoerotic art should find no place in a church.  Again, it causes me no temptation ... but it's repugnant and out of place.  
Indeed, just because it is in the Sistine Chapel does not make it ok. I would do the same given the chance.  :applause:
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