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[quote=Anonymous]My son did ballet from 3 1/2 to 5. I was surprised to hear comments from family members including my brother who has 2 sons that are around 8 years older than my kids. He kept telling me to put my son in more traditional male sports. My son also played soccer and he would buy him soccer balls and soccer team jerseys. I was really annoyed when he made those comments but I really don't think he said it to be mean or hurtful. He had 2 boys go through elementary school and realized a lot of boy socialization is through sports like soccer and basketball. Most boys are playing those sports at recess, they see classmates at rec soccer league, sometimes teams are formed by schools. My son ended up not wanting to do ballet when the only other boy dropped out of his class but he learned a lot about coordinating his body and feet which I think helped him in soccer, basketball, and baseball. His coaches have said he "has good feet" because of the way he moves. Have you considered adding a sport like soccer? 
Have you seen the movie First Position - it is on Netflix? It is a documentary about girls and boys in a ballet competition. The boys are amazing!  Invite your family over to watch so they understand how athletic the boys are.[/quote]

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