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Posted by: gamahuche 1 year, 10 months agoRegulating traffic can be difficult but police officers in western Romania have found a solution to their pains and are taking ballet classes to help them do their work more gracefully.
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gamahuche
Feb. 26, 2008, 8:13 p.m.FTA:
"The aim is to develop an ability to regulate traffic and achieve elegance in their movements, which will not only be agreeable to the eyes but could also help drivers waiting at a red light get rid of their stress or sadness," the head of the community police in the town of Timisoara, Dorel Cojan, told AFP.
Some 20 members of the local community police are already attending classes under two former dancers of the Timisoara Opera Ballet.
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I like the way this is presented as a win-win situation - not only will the cops ease their pains and be more graceful in their movements but they'll be giving therapeutic help to drivers. The question is will the giving of tickets be included in the ballet and also be less stressful for the receivers?!
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jovial
Feb. 27, 2008, 12:46 a.m.I would think that it would actually cause more problems. All the looky-loos will slow down traffic and distract the drivers.
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Mdiar
Feb. 27, 2008, 4:19 a.m.This is a great idea and, if applied in the United States, it may help dispel the myth that ballet is not a masculine thing. I never took it myself (not built for it) but I do know that a few professional athletes take ballet already to improve coordination and grace.
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cowboygrandpa
Feb. 27, 2008, 4:26 a.m.gama:
Kind of reminds me of boxers training. I used to train to music because of the rythum and timing. Increase the tempo of the music as you become better trained. Pretty soon it's like the music and moves are part of you and you just do it naturally.
Kind of embarrassing on the dance floor though when you break into a traing routine. It wasn't ballet music more rock and roll. LOL
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ind06
Feb. 27, 2008, 4:50 a.m.Ha! Romanians are so silly! Learning BALLET! Here in Oregon all our cops are required to be Broadway certified tap dancers!
I gotta tell you, it makes getting a ticket so much nicer. :)
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Spadecaller
Feb. 27, 2008, 6:58 a.m.When they get run over in the middle of a pirouette their gracefulness gets lost quickly.
Although, I do remember years ago when NYC police and police on Long Island directed traffic with grace and dramatic appeal. In fact, there was a film created that featured cops directing traffic with classical background music. Quite amusing!
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canadianrancher57
Feb. 27, 2008, 8:58 a.m.I saw something like this on the tv a while ago on one of those shows that show strange or unusual things, It seemed that most of the people were enjoying the performance of the traffic cop. I usually don't get to excited when driving and wouldn't mind something such as this as long as it doesn't get to carried away with dances like they do to day.
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getreal1
Feb. 27, 2008, 10:41 a.m.I don't know about directing traffic, but ballet is used in several of your fighting arts.
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Poulenc
Feb. 27, 2008, 10:53 a.m."'The aim is to develop an ability to regulate traffic and achieve elegance in their movements, which will not only be agreeable to the eyes but could also help drivers waiting at a red light get rid of their stress or sadness,' the head of the community police in the town of Timisoara, Dorel Cojan, told AFP."
Try to imagine a statement like this coming from an equivalent US top-cop!
It is to rejoice...and leads to reflection on the absurd sex-role stereotyping slash antiestheticism slash homophobia that is unfortunately ingrained here.
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Ciera-Marie
Feb. 27, 2008, 5:17 p.m.marcopolo03's comment has been reported as spam. BTW I think he's a reincarnation of a former spammer.
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sanyi_oradea
Feb. 27, 2008, 7:35 p.m.A Romanian girl by the name of Sanda, can always give me ballet lessons, or any other lessons she wishes, even if I am not a policeman, ha, ha....
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blinkers
Feb. 27, 2008, 10 p.m.Gama, the thread's moved on by now, but you might catch this. Your story is an interesting piece which brought back memories of a 1971 visit I made to that town Timisoara, just north of the border with Yugoslavia, as was. It was a tough communist state, in the throes of Ceausescu just getting into his stride (revamping Bucharest, etc.,), and beards were strictly banned for young men. I was hitch-hiking (heavily bearded) and arrived in Timisoara -- it was a hilarious couple of days as every uniformed official who saw me immediately headed in my direction, assuming a reprimand and shave was in order. The passport saved the day, however, and I escaped into Hungary with my beard in tact. Interestingly enough, I recall many beautiful young women being, er, "interested" in my appearance.
It was a memorable time, thanks for the opportunity to revisit it!
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