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My son wants to take ballet. What should I do?



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avatarLizInHolt
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Top 5 in: Career Training, Choosing College, Depression and Mental Health, Discipline, Families and Relationships, Health and Wellness, Home Learning and Field Trips, Learning Disabilities and Special Needs, Learning Styles, Manners and Values, Parenting Support, Parents and Schools, Safety, School Policy and Education Issues, Setting Goals and Getting Motivated, Study Skills and Academics, Transitions and Readiness, Students' Civil RightsTop 5 in 18 Topics		 Not sure if you're opposed to him taking ballet or can't find a class for him. Personally, I encourage you to encourage his interests, wherever they take him (as long as they're not illegal!). He is not you, and his interests are often going to be different from yours. Refusing to let him do this could create a very negative and false perception in his young mind that there's something wrong with being a dancer or unmasculine. In fact, some of the most athletic, strong men in the world are or have been ballet dancers.
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avatarBrenda Nixon
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Top 5 in: Growth and Development, Preschool and ChildcareTop 5 in 2 Topics		 Ballet is an excellent exercise, which can strengthen his motor skills and coordination. If your son is truly interested, then encourage it (providing you have the money for the class fee).

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Brenda Nixon, M.A., www.BrendaNixon.com
Speaker and Author of The Birth to Five Book (Revell)
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avatarDenise
# of Thumbs Up Received (1)		 I think you should let him. There is nothing wrong with a little boy taking dance classes. I could benefit him in many ways.
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avatarRicardo
# of Thumbs Up Received (1)		 I think, by all means, let him do it. I have a son who is now 13 years old and has taken ballet for 4 years. With his ballet training, he became very confident about himself, and has grown in all aspects of his life. It is true, male dancer are not that common; but the very few male dancers there are get in deed a lot of attention from not only girls but educational institutions.
My son has gotten great friends [most are older female dancers] who have been great role models in all aspects of his life--education and life. In addition, doors have opened to the best schools and programs. My son was accepted to a great school that is not only very high in academics but with s great performing arts program in the nation.
it will not matter what my son decides to do with his life and education. I am certain that because of his ballet experience, he is already a much better and prepared person. I can not finish to list all the benefits that he has had and the ones he will have in his future.
Just analyze about how much ballet has helped my son’s strength, balance, rhythm, self-confidence, popularity and so on. As a dancer, He has been exposed to the public, which has prepared him to be a better person. No matter what his path will be in life, I know that he is already a much better and prepared person.
Even though my son is not yet at high school, doors have already opened to his education. I am certain that he will be a much stronger candidate to go to whatever university he wants to.
I forgot to mention that he is a very manly and confident person. He enjoys playing basket ball, is part of the student council of his school, and enjoys mathematics and sciences, and many other things.
Most remarkable, without any help, he has been able to stop some of the most common bulling from other male students. For instance, a boy used to make fun about my son’s interest in ballet, by saying that it was a non-manly interest and that all male dancers are non-manly. Now this boy is a good friend of son and a ballet dancer as well.
I am the father with closed minded ideas who feared my son’s interest; However, I supported my son interest and I am now very proud to have supported my son. I hope you’ll support you son on.
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