KNES 344 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Evgeni Plushenko, Madge Syers, Barbara Ann Scott
5 May 2020
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Figure skating and masculinity: a case study: modern perspective is that it is a girls sport, but it originated as a mens sport. Sonja hayne: norwegian figure skater + barbara ann scott changed it to a women"s sport. The athlete: dick button: aggressive, exuberant, american, over-emphasis on athleticism, spins/jumps, no emphasis on costume (plain suit) or music. The artist: toller cranston: flamboyant, daring, creative, costume and music mattered, but judges were uncomfortable with how men were pushing the sport. John curry, a former ballet dancer, added to this.
