In Reply to: Who is the richest dancer, and how he/she made it? posted by Ranee on February 05, 2006 at 23:59:33:

 I think people are missing the point entirely. The arts for all their spiritual, cultural and immaterial contributions are still professions. The more we romanticize and mystify the arts, the less successful we can ever be materially as artists. And ofcourse that means less and less people will practice the arts. Don't get me wrong. I do feel that as artists we have many responsibilities to our respective art forms. But the same holds for any profession. A doctor is supposed to uphold many high "ideals" but doing so need not come in the way of making a living. The integrity of a profession need not be affected by the need to make money. I don't understand why people think earning a living in an honest way is crass! So if there are rich dancers naming them is not a way of "pointing fingers". If anything, it is a way of paying complement to them!
 

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