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In an interview with USC’s student newspaper, the former reality TV star spoke on their experiences as a young dancer in the public eye, and how it shaped their understanding of their gender identity. “I started seeing all of the expectations that teachers — well-known dance teachers, and well-known choreographers — had for me as a male dancer growing up and at the time identifying as a boy,” said Torres. “‘Oh, you’re too feminine, you need to dance like a man.
’ Just having teachers tell you that on national television, all this stuff, it kind of really got to me.”, Torres also opened up about how they’ve worked to reject the gender binary in dance and advocate for inclusion at their alma mater. “If someone doesn’t identify as a man or a woman, what class would they take?” asked Torres, using ballet as an example of a dance form that relies on the gender binary.
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