And that, in the minds of the male executives, creators and performers interviewed for this article, was the simple explanation for the show's appeal to women.
And despite the physical and emotional discomfort of these encounters — and the draining nature of the work — all the performers interviewed said they were often exhilarated by their daily shifts (some of which are now as short as an hour 15 minutes, because of several fainting episodes).
A sense of freedom gained through struggle permeates the dancing on the screen as well as the words of the performers interviewed in "Free to Dance," which will be shown as part of WNET's "Dance in America" series next Sunday.
Julie Klausner, a comedy writer and performer, interviews celebrities on her podcast, How Was Your Week?
As part of MetaverseXXX's sex-positive mandate, they release educational videos, outtakes, and performer interviews.
Then the 300 top performers are interviewed before the remaining 120 are offered places.
Two performers I interviewed recently made thoughtful contributions to this debate.
It's an ideal place to get a taster of the Edinburgh festival atmosphere, and perhaps grab a performer to interview.
Performers conducted interviews and amassed several hours of material, which became fodder for monologues of about 20 minutes, consisting entirely of the interviewees' real (but edited) words.
But once seated in her black velvet and satin Gucci ensemble, she rocked the house as she submitted gleefully to questions and prods from Justin Vivian Bond, the transgender performer, who interviewed her for about an hour.
