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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I made my sons go to a hip hop dance class because I was made to go to ballet as a child.  They were great at it but the only boys in the entire recital.  So maybe 2 out of 150.

It was really fun to watch the toddler girls staring at my boys through the classroom window. And to watch their moms explaining it.

So...my boys put up with it on a one-time basis but were not willing to continue.

Somewhere I have a hilarious dance pro picture of them together in the faux streetwear chosen for the recital.

At least I struck a tiny blow for gender equity!

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Lol, no you didn’t. you just embarrassed your sons for your own amusement. [/quote]

They were really good at it.  I wish they had continued.  Dancing is a skill that more American young men need. The humor was a side benefit (and not within the classroom, where they were equally well treated by teacher and classmates).  I have no regrets.  My actual goal was to prep them to audition for high school theater...but they didn't want to be onstage.  Pity.  At least they enjoy stage crew.  Theatergoing is one of my favorite hobbies.  Never had much of a chance to be onstage myself as there were too many talented girls in my school district.  Common theme--they all started dancing and singing very young. So I thought it was worth a class to see if it would take.  Their high school is continually short of boys to play the bigger parts.  Also a pity.  I went to a high school theater conference this summer and the directors said one of the biggest issues is finding plays that suit the female skew of the drama club participants.

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