Saturday, June 20, 2026

A Message in Dance That Challenges, Inspires and Liberates

This year’s Wild Reed “Queer Appreciation” series focuses on the grace, verve and message of British dancer Kadeem Hosein (known as Kadeem En Pointe).

It’s a message that is challenging, inspiring and liberating. Which makes it queer in the truest sense of the word (as I discuss in the first installment of this series).

It’s a queerness that continues in this second (and concluding) installment. Enjoy!


Related Off-site Links:
Kadeem’s Official Website
“Being a Ballet Dancer Is Years of Hard Work, But It’s All Worth It” Says Kadeem En Pointe – Stuart Norval (France 24, February 26, 2026).
Men en Pointe: Ballet Dancers Kick Against Gender Stereotypes – Matilda Martin (The Guardian, March 10, 2021).

See also the following dance-related Wild Reed posts:
Kadeem
The Soul of a Dancer
The Premise of All Forms of Dance
The Art of Dancing as the Supreme Symbol of the Spiritual Life
The Power of Dance
“Then I Shall Leap Into Love”
Love’s the Only Dance
We All Dance
Not Whether We Dance, But How
The Dance of Life
And As We Dance . . .
Our Dance
“I Came Alive With Hope”
Finding Balance in the Presence of the Beloved
Our Bodies Are Part of the Cosmos
Flexibility and Flow
Move Us, Loving God
A Prayer for Dancers
Trusting the Flow
Aristotle Papanikolaou on How Being Religious Is Like Being a Dancer


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