Claire, 24
Do you have a special seduction dance?
No. I just take off all my clothes. Except socks — my feet get cold. That usually works really well.
Do you tolerate a date who has no rhythm?
I can tolerate it, but it's better if they do.
What is the best ballet for a date?
Dracula. There's blood, and half-naked girls rolling around on the floor. A guy looks good because he's taking a girl to the ballet, but then there's plenty of eye candy for him too.
Is it kosher to sleep with people in your troupe?
Everyone in the ballet company is attractive, we work really closely together and we're in very little clothing most of the time, so company relations are inevitable. As long as you don't mind drama, it's totally kosher. 
Almost all the straight guys have slept with two or three of the girls.
What is the definition of true love?
Your best friend who you can share everything with and whose clothes you want to rip off every time you see them.
Do Swan Lake or Sleeping Beauty offer any valid lessons in the art of courtship?
They are awful! In all those old story ballets, the man does something awful and betrays the woman and she suffers and usually dies for that stupid asshole.
John-Michael, 26
Do you have a special seduction dance?
As a classically trained dancer most of my dance moves aren't really "sexy," although I have been known to show off just for fun in a bar, and that has occasionally opened the door to communication.
Sore muscles and bloody feet are a big part of being a dancer. Does this ever interfere with hanky panky?
Not unless the other party has a problem with bloody feet. Hanky panky usually helps with the release of endorphins and all.
Do you tolerate a date who has no rhythm?
Depends on where they lack rhythm. On the dance floor it's all good. In the bedroom. . .
What's the best ballet for a date? Is The Nutcracker way too commercial?
The best ballet for a date is one you can understand. If you leave and have nothing to talk about after, then that was a wasted date. The Nutcracker isn't really too commercial for a date, but maybe a little family-oriented.
I've been told straight men in ballet have major odds in their favor. Is this substantiated? Do straight male ballet dancers get mad play?
Yes and no. If a male dancer wants to be a whore he certainly can, but as a male that spends so much time with the girls, you also run the risk of entering the dreaded "Friend Zone," from which few have ever returned.
What advice would you give to a person who loves clubs but is embarrassed to dance? How can they warm up to booty shaking?
Don't worry about what other people think, because if they're watching you, they're not dancing, and if they're not dancing, they probably can't, which is why they want to make fun of you, since you're having the great time they wish they were having.
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This one was particularly fun.