Is Ballet At A Turning Pointe?

Edge of Sports

Dave Zirin / The Nation

News, Sports News, Sports, History, Politics

4.8 • 616 Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2021

⏱️ 49 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

This week we speak to journalist Dr. Chloe Angyal about her book on the ballet pipeline, Turning Pointe. The parallels to youth sports are uncanny you really have to check this interview out. Also we have “Choice Words” about Donald Trump and his choice to commemorate 911.

In addition, we have “Just Stand Up” and “Just Sit Down” awards to the amazing activists across the world who followed Colin Kaepernick’s lead and made courageous stands—many of whom are profiled in my new book, The Kaepernick Effect and athletes like quarterback Carson Wentz, who would rather display toxic masculinity and reject vaccination to seem tough than practice solidarity and the idea of social healthcare. All this and more on this week’s show!

Dr. Chloe Angyal

Twitter: @ChloeAngyal

https://www.triumphbooks.com/dave-bing--attacking-the-rim-products-9781629378473.php

https://www.boldtypebooks.com/titles/chloe-angyal/turning-pointe/9781645036708/

Zirin, Unvaxxed Quarterback Carson Wentz Wants Your Trust

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/carson-wentz-unvaccinated/

—

http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: [email protected] | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)

—

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	If I'm a, I'm a girl taking, taking ballet classes in, you know, in my suburb of Iowa where I live, and outside of the ballet studio, I get nothing but social support and affirmation, right?
0:14.8	I'm doing, I'm doing something appropriately feminine, and no one bats an eye.
0:18.9	But if I'm a boy going to that same dance school,
0:22.2	the second I step outside of the dance studio,
0:24.6	I am up against very, very rigid definitions of masculinity.
0:47.6	Welcome to the Edge of Sports podcast. I'm Dave Ziren. This week we are talking to Chloe Angel about her book Turning Point, which is a look at the realities of ballet. Now, you're gonna have to trust me when I say
0:55.3	that this book is incredibly incisive,
0:57.8	not just about the dance world,
0:59.6	but about youth sports,
1:01.3	about young girls in youth sports,
1:04.2	about gender in youth sports.
1:06.6	It's just, there's so much that my mind is just bubbling about
1:09.8	that connects to the normal beats that we talk about on this pod.
1:13.3	So please, please, please listen up and check this out.
1:16.2	It's great stuff.
1:17.8	Also, I've got some choice words about Donald Trump's Saturday plans, which took place a few days ago, just my thoughts about them for the 20th anniversary of 9-11.
1:29.1	Got just stand up and just sit down awards and more. But first, let's talk to Chloe Angel. How did you come to this
1:42.9	topic of all topics?
1:47.0	I danced from a very young age.
1:47.9	I did ballet.
1:48.6	I did jazz.
1:49.9	I did lots of stars of dance.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Dave Zirin / The Nation, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Dave Zirin / The Nation and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.