Ballet, hip hop, Irish dance, cheer & pom, acrob

[Anonymous]

FFS let the kid do what they enjoy. All this nonsense about body types and what not is stupid.

Also Poms and Cheer are not sports, they are activités.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FFS let the kid do what they enjoy. All this nonsense about body types and what not is stupid.

Also Poms and Cheer are not sports, they are activités.

Correction:

Misogynistic activities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FFS let the kid do what they enjoy. All this nonsense about body types and what not is stupid.

Also Poms and Cheer are not sports, they are activités.

I think that depends where you are. In MCPS, Poms is considered a sport. The Olympics has recognized cheerleading as a sport. For practical purposes, it matters in that activities are for everyone who wants to participate. Both poms and cheer require tryouts, competitions and are subject to academic excellence requirements, unlike activities. At the college level, both poms and cheer are eligible to compete at the Universal Dance Association college nationals.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FFS let the kid do what they enjoy. All this nonsense about body types and what not is stupid.

Also Poms and Cheer are not sports, they are activités.

I think that depends where you are. In MCPS, Poms is considered a sport. The Olympics has recognized cheerleading as a sport. For practical purposes, it matters in that activities are for everyone who wants to participate. Both poms and cheer require tryouts, competitions and are subject to academic excellence requirements, unlike activities. At the college level, both poms and cheer are eligible to compete at the Universal Dance Association college nationals.

Still not sports.

[Anonymous]

My daughter has actually done all of these except pom. I recommend doing a lot of trial classes, then have her pick a few favorites. If she really enjoys one of them, you can then see if she wants to do it competitively. However, all of those sports you mentioned, she can also participate in non-competitively. Sometimes, just letting a kid enjoy something as a fun activity keeps them loving it for a long time!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My daughter has actually done all of these except pom. I recommend doing a lot of trial classes, then have her pick a few favorites. If she really enjoys one of them, you can then see if she wants to do it competitively. However, all of those sports you mentioned, she can also participate in non-competitively. Sometimes, just letting a kid enjoy something as a fun activity keeps them loving it for a long time!

Ballet is not a sport. It’s physical and these dancers are stronger than most athletes, they work hard to make it look effortless but it’s not. It’s a beautiful art.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FFS let the kid do what they enjoy. All this nonsense about body types and what not is stupid.

Also Poms and Cheer are not sports, they are activités.

I think that depends where you are. In MCPS, Poms is considered a sport. The Olympics has recognized cheerleading as a sport. For practical purposes, it matters in that activities are for everyone who wants to participate. Both poms and cheer require tryouts, competitions and are subject to academic excellence requirements, unlike activities. At the college level, both poms and cheer are eligible to compete at the Universal Dance Association college nationals.

Still not sports.

They are sports. Why, what does it matter?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FFS let the kid do what they enjoy. All this nonsense about body types and what not is stupid.

Also Poms and Cheer are not sports, they are activités.

I think that depends where you are. In MCPS, Poms is considered a sport. The Olympics has recognized cheerleading as a sport. For practical purposes, it matters in that activities are for everyone who wants to participate. Both poms and cheer require tryouts, competitions and are subject to academic excellence requirements, unlike activities. At the college level, both poms and cheer are eligible to compete at the Universal Dance Association college nationals.

Still not sports.

They are sports. Why, what does it matter?

You tell me.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FFS let the kid do what they enjoy. All this nonsense about body types and what not is stupid.

Also Poms and Cheer are not sports, they are activités.

I think that depends where you are. In MCPS, Poms is considered a sport. The Olympics has recognized cheerleading as a sport. For practical purposes, it matters in that activities are for everyone who wants to participate. Both poms and cheer require tryouts, competitions and are subject to academic excellence requirements, unlike activities. At the college level, both poms and cheer are eligible to compete at the Universal Dance Association college nationals.

Still not sports.

They are sports. Why, what does it matter?

You tell me.

DP. It matters because OP and maybe some others are trying to get information and you are spreading misleading and incorrect information.

In some instances poms and cheer are considered sports. For example, the Olympics considers cheer a sport. Schools consider both sports and that means kids who engage and make the team can letter in their sport. They are eligible For athletic awards and participate in activities that are reserved for athletes, such as senior athletes night and end of the year sports banquets. Kids are also subject to tryouts and academic excellence standards to participate.

There are also instances where they are considered dance. For example at the college level teams may be run through the dance department (at least poms, not sure about cheer) and both poms and dance teams may be eligible to participate in the UDA national competitions.

[Anonymous]

Danceis an art.
Poms is cheerleading.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you don't care about her being amazing, then optimize for...

- proximity
- cost
- community
- etc

My DS has loved to dance since he was young and we found the best little breakdancing studio about 10 min away, with a very inclusive community. He did it for a few years and had a great time.

I have been looking for a breakdance studio for boys only or mainly boys in Montgomery county and I have not found any.

Depends on where you are in Montgomery County, as it's huge! ALL10 Breaking is in Washington, DC but basically in Takoma Park, MD. They have both boys and girls, not sure what the breakdown is of each https://www.all10breaking.com/