Lots of online dance stores sell tights for men - try discountdancesupply.com, allaboutdance.com, justforkix.com, or go to a capezio store if you have one near you. Men's tights are heavier and much more opaque than women's tights. Get a pair of black ballet slippers that fit your foot well - you don't want them to be loose, but you don't want them so tight that your toes are crunched up in them. You'll probably have to sew your own elastic into them.

And don't forget that plenty of NFL players have been required by coaches to take ballet class because it helps hone balance and agility. When I was a teenager, we had a whole football team come in for one of the beginning classes. They seemed to be much more at ease when they realized they weren't going to have to sashay around the room trying to look like butterflies.

Since you've had some dance experience, you'll probably have a leg up (no pun intended) on someone who hasn't had any dance - ballet is just more rigorous and structured than most other dance styles.

Congrats on your choice and have fun with it!

> rare dances that doesnt cross or blur the lines of the male and female

Huh? Can you rephrase that?

I don't have a problem distinguishing male and female dancers in performance (in any genre)-- and with regards to male and female characters in dance, I can recall very few characters who were androgynous-- even if it is a male dancer playing a female role or a female dancer playing a male role.