For those who aren’t taking notes about me and mine and the details of our existence: I have a 16 y/o daughter, the Perfect Child[sup]TM[/sup] who is taking Choreography as an elective this year - she thought it would be fun. It appears this class, while under the cognizance of the Drama teacher, is actually being taught by students. And rather than teaching Choreography, it’s the older girls teaching dances to the class based on stuff they see on MTV and the like.
My Perfect Child[sup]TM[/sup] came home from school complaining about the dance they’re doing this term. She said it was slutty. I asked for specifics, and all she mentioned was “body rolls” - whatever that is. She said she felt it was inappropriate for high school girls. She told the teacher that she was uncomfortable with it. He said she’d have to learn the dance in class, but she didn’t have to perform it.
I was so proud of her when she told me about this. She took a situation that bothered her, addressed it with the proper person, and got a satisfactory resolution - just like an adult! Little warm fuzzies like this make me feel as if she’ll be ready to face the big, bad world when we toss her out after graduation… [sub]FTR - that was a joke - we are going to get her thru college before casting her to the wolves[/sub]
I’m thinking I need to bring this to the principal’s attention - before she witnesses this at the performance and the potential doo-doo hits the fan… Seems to me this teacher may be acting irresponsibly. And lest you think my Perfect Child[sup]TM[/sup] is a prude, we were discussing foreplay after dinner last night.
Anyway, my kid doesn’t want to dance like a slut. I’m so proud!
Oh lord, what have I signed up for. China bambina is only 16 months, what other hairpulling stuff am I going to have to watch out for in addition to dancing like a slut?
China Guy, if dancing like a slut is the worst that can happen, you’re doing extremely well. It might be best if you don’t get a sneak peak and just let it all roll over at it’s own pace.
And just because I have a burning quest for knowlege, Snickers, this foreplay discussion… You were giving her tips? She was giving them to you? (Yeah, flan is good for that, but it can be cold on sensitive…) Just a general discussion on the finer points of smooching?
No, we weren’t trading tips - She brought up the term in a conversation that’s too convoluted to relate here, and I tried to find out what she did or didn’t understand about what foreplay is. It’s what we call a “teaching moment” - like the time we heard someone on the radio talking about girls being virgins. I asked her if she knew what a virgin was (she was about 8 at the time) and since she “wasn’t sure” I explained it was a girl who hadn’t had sex yet. She thought a moment, then said: “I thought that was a lesbian.” Oh, goody, another teaching moment…
I’m so glad to hear this about your daughter, FCM. (I want to give you a nickname, but I can’t think of a good one. Should I call you Snickers, like Rue?) I personally am sick of slut dancing and slut clothes and my daughter is only 6! I have become the original Mama Prude, and order her clothes from Land’s End. I have combed the department stores. My daughter will not wear fur-trimmed leather coats, belly-haning out tube tops and low-slung, crotch-grabbin’ jeans.
This has been my rant for several weeks now. She wears a uniform to school, so thankfully I don’t have to deal with this on a morning-in, morning-out basis.
Thanks for that, Ender!! Now if I substitute the red-headed boyfriend for Patrick Swayze and my Perfect Child[sup]TM[/sup] for Jennifer Grey… There’s a bizarre mental image!
Ellen, FCM suits me fine. (Snickers is kinda like a personal thing 'twixt me and Rue ya know.) Anyway, I wish I could tell you the magical phrase that imparted the proper wisdom and judgement upon my kid. She continues to surprise me most pleasantly with her attitudes and sense of responsibility. Oh, did I mention she wants to be an engineer? <beaming like a goof>
We have a 2 y.o. and 4 y.o. daughter. And no television. (Well, actually we do have a television, but no antenna, no cable, and no satellite receiver. Just VHS and DVD.) While I’m not naïve enough to believe this will completely insulate them from the MTV-like crap, I do believe it will help postpone the disease.
Am I the only one here who is seriously icked out by the idea of a male drama teacher watching a bunch of 16-18 year old girls do MTV-esque dances?
FCM, I do think you should mention it to the principal. It seems inappropriate for a public school class to be doing that kind of thing. Also, if the class was supposed to be choreography, and they are not learning choreography, you have a concrete complaint with whcih to open the discussion.
Green Bean, I’ve been composing the letter in my head… I need to drag myself away from these boards between now and Sunday night and get it written. There was no school today or I’d have done it last night. As for the teacher watching, my daughter says he’s not usually in the classroom - another thing I’m not to crazy about. Apparently he’s more interested in drama than dance. Anyway, Dr. Roberts shall hear from me on Monday.
Well, it’s not his fault that everybody wants to be Britney. Furthermore, it’s not his fault that Britney dances like a slut. That being said, yeah, it does creep me out.
And what the heck is a body roll? If you ask me, it sounds like something involving seaweed that you have to go to the spa and pay a great deal of money for.
Crafterman, yes you can postpone it for another couple years. Wait until your daughters are out of the toddler clothes and get to Girls Size 7-14. All Slut Clothes, All The Time. Get a Land’s End catalog.
Why? It’s not like there are any straight male dance instructors out there or anything. I’d be more worried if it were 16-18 year old males in that class.
the briteny song isn’t “slave for you” or whatever it’s called, is it? because as a senior in high school who has been to plently of “dance production(prostitution)” assemblies, the whole dance thing in high school is sexual enough without britney panting in the background.
although the boys panting kind of drowns it out anyway
