Rahm Emanuel's role as pointe man means new respect for boys & ballet
BY Joe Dziemianowicz
Monday, November 17th 2008
Belly up the barres, boys. It's a perfect time to take the leap and don those tights - or maybe that's vice versa.
With the flurry of attention for the ballet history of congressman Rahm Emanuel (President-elect Obama's pick for White House chief of staff), it's suddenly become a lot cooler to be a guy who knows his way around toeshoes, turnouts and tights.
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/arts/2008/11/16/2008-11-16_rahm_emanuels_role_as_pointe_man_means_n.html
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Here's Rahm as a young fledgling ballerina...
Men in tights!