ProArte dancing

Q&As with two of the annual dance showcase's hottest dancers


The annual showcase of ProArteDanza, founded in 2004 by former National Ballet dancer Roberto Campanella, is always a must-see. Whether you’re there to admire the flawless technique or just want to see some seriously hot bodies, the company’s signature blend of ballet and modern styles makes for some of Toronto’s most explosive, technically complex dance works. Xtra’s Chris Dupuis chatted with two of the company hotties to find out what makes them tick.

Name: Benjamin Landsberg (pictured left in the photo above)

Favourite party place: Wrongbar, on the right night.

Most attractive quality in a man: Intelligence and substance.

Least attractive quality: Sluttiness.

Most common response when you tell a prospective partner you’re a dancer:
“But what’s your real job?”

Most shocking response:
“Like, at Flash?”

Best body part: Ass.

Favourite dance move:
The perfect hair toss.

Favourite place to dance, besides onstage: In my room.

Best advice you’ve ever been given: Trust in the universe.

Wildest place you’ve had sex: An oceanic cave.

Biggest turn-on: Dominance.

If you could buy anyone lunch, who would it be and why: Miley Cyrus, so I could give her a stern talking-to and poison the meal.

What is the strangest thing you have in your room: At the moment, a cat that’s not mine.

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Name: Tyler Gledhill

Favourite party place: Club120.

Most attractive quality in a man: A great sense of humour.

Least attractive quality: Vanity.

Most common response when you tell a prospective partner you’re a dancer:

They either think I’m a stripper or get excited at the thought of how flexible I am.

Most shocking response: “That’s not a real job.”

Best body part: Butt.

Favourite dance move: A dip.

Favourite place to dance besides onstage: Go-go platform.

Best advice you’ve ever been given: Don’t fuck it up.

Wildest place you’ve had sex: Joey McIntyre’s hotel room.

 

Biggest turn-on: Confidence.

If you could buy anyone lunch, who would it be and why: Madonna. I’d love to get to know her.

What is the strangest thing you have in your room? Framed Playboy magazines from the 1960s.

The ProArteDanza showcase is Wed, Oct 2–Sat, Oct 5 at Fleck Dance Theatre, 207 Queens Quay W. harbourfrontcentre.com/nextsteps

Chris Dupuis

Chris Dupuis is a writer and curator originally from Toronto.

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