This focus has changed the priorities and values and skewed the playing field. There may be no conscious conspiracy, but the effort to help men in dance has been so intense that women are shortchanged. Few in the field think of themselves as sexist, but the cumulative effect discriminates against women. Talk about it. The field is small and sensitive.
Small numbers can make a difference.
Liss, a dancer, choreographer, and former booking agent, is publicity manager for a large booking company. Tell us what you think. E-mail this story to a friend. To advertise in Dance contact Judith Doren .