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Why do girls still take dance classes when they are like in their teens?
I live in the south, an area chalk full of tradition. It seems like if you are a girl at my school, you just are not cool unless you take dance. I admit I took some classes from 3 years old to about 10 years old, but I am almost 18 now! I GREW UP! There are girls at my school who still compete in competitions with little tutus and freakish looking recital costumes. If it is something you like to do I understand, but why do girls consider dancing such an essential way of life down here? It is so ridiculous.
Because they love it. Not all dance classes have to consist of prissy little tutus, they might want to become professionals. It doesn’t matter how old you are; if you love dance, you should take it. My friend is 16, and she dances 30 hours per week at a ballet academy. She is absolutely incredible, and every day she works SO hard. Dancing might not be your thing, but you shouldn’t say that it’s "ridiculous" just because you don’t agree with it. Also, it’s no one else’s problem on here if the you have to take dance to be cool where you live.
19 Responses to “Why do girls still take dance classes when they are like in their teens?”
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July 15th, 2010 at 8:36 am
Just for fun, more Life experiences
let’s see: so do you think all adult shouldn’t take piano class because it’s useless? their finger already stiff anyway, and they can’t become professional compared to those starting at younger age like 4-5.. Life will boring that way. =D
you learn piano, you have fun.
you can play a piece of music, you have more confidence in yourself.
the thing is about the journey, experiencing can play piano.
not about the destination, which maybe end up small performing around neighbourhood/church.
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July 15th, 2010 at 9:26 am
i am a girl. i hate dancing.
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July 15th, 2010 at 9:39 am
enjoyment, fitness, socialising-all their freinds do it. x
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July 15th, 2010 at 10:26 am
for fun i guess
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July 15th, 2010 at 11:15 am
It’s not ridiculous. They are working on their dancing skills. Perhaps they will be good enough to be professional dancers. Also, it’s "chock full" not "chalk full"
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July 15th, 2010 at 11:24 am
im guessing for prom
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July 15th, 2010 at 11:46 am
Maybe all of them like it. It’s also a great way to stay in shape and be disciplined.
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July 15th, 2010 at 12:26 pm
Seriously?
Because they ENJOY it. It is not ridiculous, it is where they excel, and it’s what makes them happy. Who are you to criticize that?
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July 15th, 2010 at 12:49 pm
not all dance is like ballet and creepy interpretive. It’s not like they’re making you do it. some girls take other types of dance class; as far the tutu stuff goes, I’d guess because other people do it, maybe? Or maybe they’re all hoping they’ll get a great dancing job
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July 15th, 2010 at 1:18 pm
Some girls just love it. Some traditions are born in an area and people love following them. Why should you care? You have found your own path, your own passions, and they happen to be different from the other girls. So what? If you hate it so much, then dance like them. If you’re making fun of them because that’s what they want to do, then stop. If you were truly over the idea of dancing and had moved on with the way your life is going, you wouldn’t find it necessary to mock them. Everyone moves to their own pace; some are just more influenced by their society. Leave it at that.
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July 15th, 2010 at 1:56 pm
Dancing is good for you. It’s a healthy exercise. It increases your gracefulness. As for girls in the south feeling it’s an essential way of life, I’ve lived in Georgia for 35 years and have never been personally acquainted with anyone who took ballet lessons.
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July 15th, 2010 at 2:10 pm
It’s what they like to do… & if they’re good at it, it could be their future maybe at a school of arts. And it keeps them in shape. But i know what you’re talking about. Everyone at my school grew out of it. I only know one girl still in it and it’s because she’s really really good at it… But dancing where i live is dorky (like if you’re on the dance team) it’s all about cheerleading.
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July 15th, 2010 at 2:46 pm
where do you live in the south? I live in SC and around here thats not how it is. sounds like to me girls there are just afraid to be themselves so they be what everyone else wants them to be. Don’t make it sound like the south is all about dancing, because I can promise you it isn’t. I actually know every few girls that do it anymore. But like i said all those girls that do probably do it because they are afraid to be who they really are.
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July 15th, 2010 at 3:34 pm
isn’t your town "chalk full of tradition"
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July 15th, 2010 at 4:18 pm
ooo you grew up…interesting. well those who dance are getting "out there" and some of them do it for the fun and some do it so it can look good on their transcripts. and some just need the experience for their future careers….gee i guess madonna, Jlo, beyonce just havent grown up to be the mature lady you are…..with their crazy outfists and dancing they do.
perhaps you should stop judging girls who want to stay healthy and active. and later on these girls may not have careers in dancing but they’ll have that desire to be active and healthy. at the health club there are so many dance classes FOR WOMEN! they have kids, husbands and careers…but they still love dancing. since when did dancing become a child’s activity.
you have a very immature way of looking things…so here’s a thought, you’re WRONG, you haven’t GROWN UP. =O)
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July 15th, 2010 at 4:50 pm
Maybe ridiculous to you, but there are those who love dancing. A very young dancer once told me that when she dances, she feels like she is singing with her whole body. Ten years, she still feels the same. Dancers who are dedicated to dance have to be very disciplined. Dance demands it and does not leave too much time left over to think about how ridiculous others are.
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July 15th, 2010 at 5:29 pm
You answered your own question: tradition.
It’s essential to them because it’s something they love, and it’s hard to understand why people don’t love something that you love when it’s such an important part of their lives. I’m sure a lot of other people don’t understand why people don’t play football or tennis or something too.
First of all, I’ve been dancing for fourteen years, and the fact that you think we prance around with tutus and costumes is incredibly inaccurate. We work our butts off training and perfecting choreography, and we compete because we want to be the best. Costumes mean nothing to us. We’d compete wearing just a leotard if we had to. A costume is a costume.
Second, saying that we haven’t grown up is inaccurate too. Dance is just as much of an interest as soccer and whatever else. I used to play soccer, and I don’t anymore because I simply don’t like it. I don’t say that I don’t play it because "I grew up"…yeah, I did grow up and yeah I don’t play soccer anymore…but there’s no correlation. Just like there isn’t correlation between you not dancing anymore and you growing up. You can grow out of interests, but you don’t stop liking something like that because "you grow up".
Dance is a good way to stay in shape, and people enjoy it. So a lot of people enjoy it. It’s not rediculous. Do I completely understand why my town’s obsessed with soccer and everything revolves around it? No, but I don’t care because I have my own interest and I don’t feel obligated to think twice around it because I DON’T CARE! Why do you even care? Either, you’re jealous that they have talent and found something they love or you don’t understand letting things go that don’t effect you.
Trust me, each school and each area of the country has something like that. It’s not just the south with dance. Why do some towns revolve around high school football, why do some areas feed off of beauty pageants, etc? It’s just because it’s what people know and what people like to do, and you’re immature for thinking that people move on to different interests whenever you do.
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July 15th, 2010 at 6:17 pm
im in my teens and i take ballet class everyday of the week! i take it cuz im at a professional school and im gonna be a professional dancer!
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July 15th, 2010 at 7:04 pm
Because they love it. Not all dance classes have to consist of prissy little tutus, they might want to become professionals. It doesn’t matter how old you are; if you love dance, you should take it. My friend is 16, and she dances 30 hours per week at a ballet academy. She is absolutely incredible, and every day she works SO hard. Dancing might not be your thing, but you shouldn’t say that it’s "ridiculous" just because you don’t agree with it. Also, it’s no one else’s problem on here if the you have to take dance to be cool where you live.
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