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Gainesville Ballet trains area men to hold, lift ballerinas
Male nondancers volunteer to help with the pas dance class
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Peter Swan talks with ballet students during a break in pas class at the Brenau University fitness center. Swan is a professional male dancer who has been dancing for the Gainesville Ballet for 14 years. - photo by Erin O. Smith
For his first show with the Gainesville Ballet Company, John Lilly apparently put his bloomers on backward. Later, the clothing apparel fell to his knees during a ballroom dancing scene in “Cinderella.” Lilly placed the ballerina he was holding down and fixed his attire.