Where do I even begin? This story and video disgust me so much that it has taken me two days to calm down and be able to compose my thoughts. As a mother of girls, I am repulsed by the style of dancing these young girls are doing – and by the clothes they are wearing. I honestly don’t care if that style of dance is what is “popular” these days (thanks a lot, Beyonce)… for an 8-year-old CHILD to dance this way is just plain wrong.
The daddy to one of the tots defended the dance on the Good Morning America show. He claimed the girls’ performance was “completely normal for dancing” and that the girls were just “doing something they completely love to do.” Two other parents spoke to Inside Edition, expressing their shock and outrage at the negative reactions around the Web. They claimed that the moves in the video are not “overly sexual.”
My oldest daughter, Ashley, is an amateur dancer. At age 15, she choreographed a dance to a then-popular song and performed it at the local fair talent show. Ashley was dressed in long “workout” type pants, a t-shirt and tennis shoes. She wasn’t dressed promiscuously, and she didn’t act that way, either. I watched as she worked up the routine for months ahead of time. I approved – or disproved – every move she made. To her credit, I only had to shake my head no for one single motion. She knew inherently what was considered to be appropriate for her age and the setting.
There is no way in hell a child of mine would dance like this… especially not at the age these little girls are. Let’s not even discuss what type of heaven the pedophiles of the World are in right now. I shudder to even think those thoughts. I’m far more concerned that the parents of these kids felt this is okay. Did they seriously not watch the performance with their eyes open? How can they not see their little darlings grinding their hips and thrusting them around in overly sexual simulations? What planet did they come from where it is acceptable for children to act this way?
“There’s something kind of disturbing about these images, otherwise they wouldn’t be all over the Internet,” said Jay Reeve, a clinical psychologist in Tallahassee, Fla. “It’s pretty clear that this dance is erotic in a way that would be more appropriate for girls post-puberty.”
Right on, Mr. Reeve! “Disturbing” is one of the mildest – and socially acceptable – words I can think of to describe this video.
although your video has been pulled from you tube i saw it in the past and it is quite shocking. I found it quite inappropriate as well. However, I must admit, it is a shame it was this dace they where doing because they did do it quite well and are good dancers, it is just an inappropriate song and dance for that age group.