But the course of male dancing in ballet has hardly followed a straight line.

Through him I felt an attraction to male dancing.

"It is the test of male dancing," he said.

The women are no slouches either, but this is a troupe in which male dancing dominates.

Shawn, who would have been 100 years old on Oct. 21, helped form present-day attitudes toward male dancing.

Two other ballets by Balanchine were notable for their male dancing.

One result is the weak male dancing seen this season.

The newly acquired technical superiority can be attributed to a generally higher level of male dancing.

Yet it is male dancing that gets a terrific showcase in this ballet.

The standard of male dancing on Saturday was especially high.