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Emjay221
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Are these parents CRAZY!?!?!?
Emjay221
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Watch this video. These girls are 8 and 9. Do they not realize there is a problem, while skeevy pervy men download and watch this again and again...
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Re: Are these parents CRAZY!?!?!?
OMG! I would never let my child participate in something like that. The parents were saying that the girls got the dance moves from the 2nd chipmunks movie. Crazy? YES!
I have to respectfully disagree with you. I grew up in the pageant/cheer/dance competition world and I thought these girls did an amazing job. It was a dance competition, this was choreographed by an adult for this competition, and the outfits were worn for show. What they are wearing is no different than what little girls wear in beauty pageants or any other cheer or dance competition. The girls were comfortable with what they were doing and it looked to me like they were having the time of their lives. Also, the parents knew what was going on the whole time and were also comfortable with it. If a parent is uncomfortable with something their child is doing, then they can pull their child out of the activity.
I understand where you are coming from, but I see it as a dance competition and that is how they go. Just had to put my two cents in from the other side of the story.
As a mother to a daughter, in this day and age, dance competition or not, there is no way in HELL I'd let my kid dress like that and dance provocatively in front of an audience.
As Chris Rock said (paraphrasing), your job as a parent is to keep your kid OFF the pole.
It's the same reason I think pageants are sick.
The thigh high boots were a little much.
I think it's dumb how we make little girls act like adults, personally, but that's just MHO.
Those girls were talented enough that they could have pulled off a pas de deux from Swan Lake. Or a great swing routine. Or a fun jazz number.....or ANY style other than skanky music video "dancing." It is one thing for older teens to do that type of routine. But girls that look to be about 8?!?! There is NO need for them to be dressed up, and dancing like strippers.
So that's just how dance competitions go? How disturbing that the adults who judge them seem to think this is even remotely appropriate, much less desirable, to see little girls perform as such.
To me, this shows a "perfect storm" of inappropriatness. We've all seen babies bouncing up and down to this song...the song wasn't the issue. As a former dancer myself, I have pictures of me as a 3 year old in a similarly sized outfit (but mine was yellow and we were sunbeams)...so the outfit itself wasn't the issue. These girls are obviously very talented and dedictated dancers...so the dancing wasn't the issue.
The issue arises when a girl in a red and black lace "bikini" and thigh highs turns to the side, spreads her legs, bends over, and gyrates her butt and "boobs" back and forth to a song that already has some adult content.
If these girls had been dressed in "Alvin and the Chipmunks" looking outfits and stuck with just their impressive "real dance" moves I would say "good job girls, have fun". But with that routine, outfit and song, I'd be a little embarassed to see a 19 year old do that...let alone a 9 year old.
Whats sad is that these girls are extremely talented...wow...they were such great technical dancers....but the choreography and costumes were totally inappropriate.
To the poster who said this is how these sort of competitions are: That doesn't make it right. Eight-year-olds being sexual-albeit good dancers is still inappropriate.
1. The reason I am happy to have 2 boys.
2. the reason I am SCARED that I have two boys.
As a parent, I would have told the coach no way is my daughter participating. As a spectator, I think I would have averted my eyes. I post it here because I can't believe this crap goes on. I have a 13 year old Step-daughter and I wouldn't condone that even at her age. In high school, you can't dance like that.
Would you take a photo of your child and mail it to a pedophile? I can promise you that since this was the opening story on AOL's welcome screen, they have found it. Now, you think about the sick thoughts going through their minds.
NO way in the world should girls that age have ever done dance moves like that. I think pageants and contests like these are just pimping out the kids. Did you see them caressing their bodies and doing hip thrusts?? That's okay for you?
They also set these girls up for very early exposure to sexual behavior. I guess that pole-dances at Slumber Parties are next??
And for the record... I saw the Chipmunk Squequel and it's nothing like this dance routine.
Maybe we should Youtube Beyonce's version, because even hers wasn't this bad.
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Yikes. I...would not be OK with my kid dressing like that at that age to begin with, and then to be dancing like that...wow. Hmm. Definitely not for my family and I.
THIS!! I showed this to DH and he said "No way in he!l are our kids dressing or dancing like that!" There is no denying those girls have talent, but let them use it in something more age appropriate. Some of those moves would have been fantastic in ballet, the spins and jumps, and while wearing a full leotard it would have been beautiful. No gyrating, hip thrusting or booty-shaking needed for 8 year old CHILDREN!
Ugh. & I thought this one was bad...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cI2FwGpDcY&feature=related
This.
I danced for 19 years and in my last 2 years noticed a shift in my jazz and hip-hop classes toward less talent and more blatant sex appeal (read: air humping, body rubbing and more pelvic thrusting than I had done in the previous 17 years.) But, I was 24 and felt it was much less inappropriate for my age group....although still disappointing that strong dancers were relegated to moves of Wednesday afternoon strippers, but I digress. When I was 9 my instructor would have never DREAMED of putting us in THOSE costumes, doing THOSE moves to that song. It just wouldn't have happened. But then again, that was pre-Britney when little girls were supposed to be innocent and cute, not a trashy excuse for sexy.
That idea just makes me shudder...a sexy 9-year-old. It's incredibly sad.
I can say this: my daughter (should I have one) will never participate in a production of that nature, especially at that age. But then again, that's my choice for my child. To each her own...
Jesus Christ Shepard of Judea....
I'm sorry but all I can think is..."Coming to a gentleman's club near YOU in 2020."
Holy sh!t my child's dance teacher would be getting an EARFUL from me. Of course that costume would never touch my child's body.
I find a lot of the dance/cheering competitions for little girls these days are so provocative. My neighbor's 7 y/o is in cheer and she wears the skimpiest outfits and has sooo much makeup on every weekend for competitions. And let's not get started on some of the moves she does.
It makes me wonder what happened to the kind of dance classes I took- where we were fully covered in leotards, tutus (or flimsy skirts), tights, and danced classic ballet moves. Even our jazz routines were nothing like what I see these days.
To the pp who disagrees, there is nothing at all wrong with showing your talent in dance, but no need to make a 10 y/o look like a wh0re while doing it.
Who cares if it's the norm. It's inappropriate.
I think those are the same girls from the single ladies dance. I'm seeing a trend here and I think both the parents and instructor are to blame for this.
There is no denying their incredible amounts of talent, however I only notice it when they are doing actual dance moves- the turns, leaps and such. When they are gyrating all I can think of is how inappropriate it is for such young girls. When those moves are coupled w/ the outfits and songs it becomes obvious that there are a lot of mistakes being made here. Unfortunately the girls may suffer in the long run for the over sexualization at such a young age.
I'm going to hope that I'm nauseous from pregnancy and not at watching these little girls dance like that. Especially the one in green.
These girls, who might even be the same as the other ones, will be having sex by 10. WHY??? Because no one ever taught them to respect their bodies and keep them as a private thing, and that sexuality is for a maturity far beyond what they possess.
Where are the fathers??? I know a lot of pageant/cheer moms live through their daughters and are over competitive, but wouldn't you expect these daddies be hunting down the coaches with a shotgun??? Not to mention they coaches should be investigated.
Exactly, if you don't agree with the style of dance...don't enroll your child. If you are uncomfortable about the costumes..don't enroll your child. To each his own. The good parenting part comes in where you don't allow your child to dress like that other than for competitions or when you teach them how to behave appropriately for various social situations. By no means would I want my daughter to dance like that at a father daughter dance, or childs birthday party, but that's where the parenting comes in.
The benefits of a child participating in dance and performance based activities far outweigh the negatives unless they do not have a good parent/role model, and hopefully their instructor/coach is just that, a good role model who will teach them when and where this is appropriate.
Um, no. Good parenting would be not allowing your 8-year old child to dress and dance like a wh0re, regardless of circumstance. And I think it is fairly obvious that anyone who gives kids choreography like that is completely out of touch with what is appropriate for children, and a questionable role model.
And a little FYI: no matter what these girls are told, I will guarantee you that they aren't just doing this in competition dance. They're showing off to their friends at sleep-overs, they're doing it on the play ground, and just wait until school dances come around....
Yeah in some eyes it can be inappropriate.. i definately think the outfits were too racey and i most likely would have told the instructor to double think about them. Plus know my husband would never ever let our future daughter dance like that, he had a hard time with me dancing in our high school drill team. But i agree with the pp that this is the normal dance routine for a dance competition. If you have ever been to a dance competition you will see girls even younger than this like around ages 3 to 6 dancing the same way. Me and my sister have danced in many dances like this when we were younger and we are not strippers nor did we ever want to be. The routine was probably a novelty or a hip hop dance and those types of moves are very common specially today so unfortunately because of the media and etc this is how our wourld is. If you dont like the way they are dancing then simply dont put your daughter on a dance team because at one point or another they will perform a hip hop routine. I think the girls danced great and i am curious on how they scored. I may be in the minority here but thats just my opinion.
Ewwwwwwwwwwww.
That is all.
Serwin:
As the wife of a police officer, ask your husband what would be the result if they walked into a home and saw a man sitting on his couch watching his granddaughter perform for him in this manner.
I'm sure he'd be arrested for lewd and lascivious behavior, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and a host of other things.
These people are sick having little girls perform like that.
That type of dance is appropriate for a HS drill team or cheer squad.
It is not appropriate for 8 and 9 year olds. The outfits were not appropriate and many of the moves were not age-appropriate, no matter how talented they were.
I find your logic of "if you don't like it, then don't let your daughter dance" extremely interesting. You DO realize that there are plenty of dance classes that offer age-appropriate hip hop routines?
Why shouldn't parents enroll their dds in dance for the coordination, physical exercise, and benefits of dance as well as exercise boundaries? That is what being a parent IS.
I did say in my post that my husband would be extremely against anything like this with our future daughter and i am too. I was just trying to say that all over this world there are girls even younger than these that are dancing like this in competitions and i made it clear that it is mostly because this is how our world is now a days **not making excuses for that type of dancing and saying that it is okay**. Following up with if you dont want your daughter dancing like that then it would be best to pull them from a dance team or not put them on one at all because they will be exposed to this type of dancing if they havent already seen it from another source. That was the point i was trying to make. Also when i said i thought they danced well i was referring to skill.
Well, I'm fine with hip hop. I just recognize a difference between hip hop and p*ssy poppin'.