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Anonymous wrote:I don’t get the people posting on here that ballet is degrading. WTF is wrong with you people? It’s a beautiful form of art.

I knew at least one former high level ballerina in college who would say it was degrading. It wasn't about ballet itself. It was the way the coaches treated her along the way, the body pressures that the girls put on each other, and the culture in general.

Level 10 elite gymnasts I knew said the same about their gyms. One of my high school classmates said whenever they messed up her coach required either a poll dance or 100 pull ups. I mean...that is degrading.

Then there are the Larry Nassars the sport attracts

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Anonymous wrote:I am surprised at the anti-dance responses here. I didn't grow up dancing because my family had no time or money but I started taking some dance classes in college and the feeling I get when I'm dancing is really unparalleled. I wish my parents could have afforded dance lessons for me as a kid. I assume I'm not the only one who feels this way about dance.

There are pretty much zero adults that continue to dance. Most girls are done with dancing by 14

You know nothing about the dance world. You should make sure at least your children are somewhat knowledgeable about the arts as they are part of a well rounded education They should know about the contemporary dancers/choreographers like Lester Horton, Alvin Ailey, Bob Fosse, Jerome Robbins. Also the ballet classics Midsummer’s Night Dream, Don Quixote. Famous Broadway musicals like Wicked or The Sound of music.

Girls quit sports and dance for various reasons. But there are just as many girls enjoying traveling to compete as girls traveling to play soccer. And there are many more getting classical training in dance n hopes to continue until they make it. And many will.

The difference is dance at the middle and HS level only objectifies girls in the most toxic and sexual way. I’ve seen their halftime performances at the football games; twerking in skimpy costumes to the most vulgar music.

It’s awful. It’s not art.

Where was that? That’s not typical.

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Anonymous wrote:I am surprised at the anti-dance responses here. I didn't grow up dancing because my family had no time or money but I started taking some dance classes in college and the feeling I get when I'm dancing is really unparalleled. I wish my parents could have afforded dance lessons for me as a kid. I assume I'm not the only one who feels this way about dance.

There are pretty much zero adults that continue to dance. Most girls are done with dancing by 14

You know nothing about the dance world. You should make sure at least your children are somewhat knowledgeable about the arts as they are part of a well rounded education They should know about the contemporary dancers/choreographers like Lester Horton, Alvin Ailey, Bob Fosse, Jerome Robbins. Also the ballet classics Midsummer’s Night Dream, Don Quixote. Famous Broadway musicals like Wicked or The Sound of music.

Girls quit sports and dance for various reasons. But there are just as many girls enjoying traveling to compete as girls traveling to play soccer. And there are many more getting classical training in dance n hopes to continue until they make it. And many will.

The difference is dance at the middle and HS level only objectifies girls in the most toxic and sexual way. I’ve seen their halftime performances at the football games; twerking in skimpy costumes to the most vulgar music.

It’s awful. It’s not art.

Where was that? That’s not typical.

Totally typical!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am surprised at the anti-dance responses here. I didn't grow up dancing because my family had no time or money but I started taking some dance classes in college and the feeling I get when I'm dancing is really unparalleled. I wish my parents could have afforded dance lessons for me as a kid. I assume I'm not the only one who feels this way about dance.

There are pretty much zero adults that continue to dance. Most girls are done with dancing by 14

You know nothing about the dance world. You should make sure at least your children are somewhat knowledgeable about the arts as they are part of a well rounded education They should know about the contemporary dancers/choreographers like Lester Horton, Alvin Ailey, Bob Fosse, Jerome Robbins. Also the ballet classics Midsummer’s Night Dream, Don Quixote. Famous Broadway musicals like Wicked or The Sound of music.

Girls quit sports and dance for various reasons. But there are just as many girls enjoying traveling to compete as girls traveling to play soccer. And there are many more getting classical training in dance n hopes to continue until they make it. And many will.

The difference is dance at the middle and HS level only objectifies girls in the most toxic and sexual way. I’ve seen their halftime performances at the football games; twerking in skimpy costumes to the most vulgar music.

It’s awful. It’s not art.

Where was that? That’s not typical.

Dp. Lots of places out west. Is that not typical for the DMV?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am surprised at the anti-dance responses here. I didn't grow up dancing because my family had no time or money but I started taking some dance classes in college and the feeling I get when I'm dancing is really unparalleled. I wish my parents could have afforded dance lessons for me as a kid. I assume I'm not the only one who feels this way about dance.

There are pretty much zero adults that continue to dance. Most girls are done with dancing by 14

You know nothing about the dance world. You should make sure at least your children are somewhat knowledgeable about the arts as they are part of a well rounded education They should know about the contemporary dancers/choreographers like Lester Horton, Alvin Ailey, Bob Fosse, Jerome Robbins. Also the ballet classics Midsummer’s Night Dream, Don Quixote. Famous Broadway musicals like Wicked or The Sound of music.

Girls quit sports and dance for various reasons. But there are just as many girls enjoying traveling to compete as girls traveling to play soccer. And there are many more getting classical training in dance n hopes to continue until they make it. And many will.

The difference is dance at the middle and HS level only objectifies girls in the most toxic and sexual way. I’ve seen their halftime performances at the football games; twerking in skimpy costumes to the most vulgar music.

It’s awful. It’s not art.

Where was that? That’s not typical.

I did not record the local ones (that would be creepy), but they all look like this:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am surprised at the anti-dance responses here. I didn't grow up dancing because my family had no time or money but I started taking some dance classes in college and the feeling I get when I'm dancing is really unparalleled. I wish my parents could have afforded dance lessons for me as a kid. I assume I'm not the only one who feels this way about dance.

There are pretty much zero adults that continue to dance. Most girls are done with dancing by 14

You know nothing about the dance world. You should make sure at least your children are somewhat knowledgeable about the arts as they are part of a well rounded education They should know about the contemporary dancers/choreographers like Lester Horton, Alvin Ailey, Bob Fosse, Jerome Robbins. Also the ballet classics Midsummer’s Night Dream, Don Quixote. Famous Broadway musicals like Wicked or The Sound of music.

Girls quit sports and dance for various reasons. But there are just as many girls enjoying traveling to compete as girls traveling to play soccer. And there are many more getting classical training in dance n hopes to continue until they make it. And many will.

The difference is dance at the middle and HS level only objectifies girls in the most toxic and sexual way. I’ve seen their halftime performances at the football games; twerking in skimpy costumes to the most vulgar music.

It’s awful. It’s not art.

Where was that? That’s not typical.

I did not record the local ones (that would be creepy), but they all look like this:

There are tons of high school dance teams and just as many varieties. That looks they put that together themselves. They weren’t trained dancers and it was really sloppy. But I didn’t see anything sexual and their outfits did nothing for them.

It’s like most high school teams whether baseball or dance teams. You have some good and some horrible. It’s at the college level where you see the awesome talent.

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https://youtube.com/shorts/1Vba1Op3QlQ?si=6u5DErNQur4JsKFz

The college dance teams do not dress provocative nor do they dance provocatively. They do amazing work and spent hours to perfect their work.

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Anonymous wrote:I love watching my girl enjoy music and dance her way through the year.. I guess maybe not competitive dancing..but if she's not that into team sport.. why not dancing and move your body.. ?

Exactly. I think the key with dance is to find the right studio for your kid. I know for us it literally took years and a lot of trial and error. My kids will never be professional dancers and have no interest in that but still love ballet. We finally found a local studio that teaches what I would describe as recreational (vs. pre-professional) classes but with a focus on good technique and still offers a few performances during the year. The atmosphere is very positive and low-key. This is hard to find though.