If your 11 year old child was taught to slow dance in in class, and was made to dance with the opposite sex, with his hands on her hips and all, would you be upset , or do you approve?
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gizmo_girl_03
ANSWERS: 39
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It wouldnt bother me if they are learning to dance in a class then i would expect it:)
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We learned to dance in school at the same age. It is dancing, in a class full of people, I see nothign wrong with that.
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Do you have a problem with the dancing part or is it the opposite sex thing you have a problem with?
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I would be mad, but I wouldnt over react. I would tell the teacher that I didnt want something like that to happen again. I would tell my child that it wasnt ok and I woild tell her why.
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You're turning something completely innocent into something sexual. I find it sad and I think you should let your child have this kind of social interaction. It builds self confidence.
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i am 12 years old now and in 6th grade but in 5th grade i had to that. it was gross. then at the end of everything our parents watched us. we all hated it. and they canceled our gym time to dance. i dont approve cuze it made us all uncomfortable!!!
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I'm not sure how I feel about it. How does your daughter feel, is she uncomfortable?
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I approve. Both sexes need to know how to touch and behave appropriately in social situations. They ain't spending thier entire lives at the mall, you know.
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I approve it teaches social behavior between the sexes and ow to socially interact with members of the opposite sex. It is a growing expereince.
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well i think i would if i was in the classroom watching.
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i would be UPSET
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I remember what it was like to be 11 and I KNOW I would have felt uncomfortable and weird. That is such an antquated thing to be teaching kids who will never go to cotillions or deb parties. it's too close for comfort at that age.
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we 6th graders love dancing with girls
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It would depend on how the 11-year-old felt about it. I approve of supervised non-threatening interaction in age-appropriate settings.
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Absolutely not. It's perfectly normal to dance. They are not fondling one another right? Don't sweat the small stuff :P
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I wouldn't be upset, it's part of the dance! : O )
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If he was taught to slow dance properly, his right hand should be on her waist, and his left hand should hold her right hand at shoulder level. I would be more upset that he was not taught properly than anything else. They are eleven years old for heaven's sake!
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If your child was uncomfortable or really didn't want to then I would say go down there and let the heads roll, otherwise if they were fine with it then leave it alone.
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I think dancing is something that's admired when your older and can't be appreciated when your a kid. If you want your child to dance then you should give them after school lessons or go somewhere for it, to make them do it in class is just pointless.
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ID TOTALLY APPROVE. SHES A GIRL, SHE'LL EVNTUALLY DO WORSE ANYWAY, WHY NOT START EARLY??
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actually its importent to have preteens learn how to dance but if they are unconfurtable about talk to the teacher.
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Well as the boy's parent you should not be worried too much about it. That is a part of the dance anyway and he is probably going to start liking girls and getting curious s this might be a way of getting it out of the way at an early age. Just a thought :)
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I think it can be wrong i the child doesn't want to. I had to do the same thing. It was hard watching the girl I had a crush on dance with another boy. It can hurt feelings.
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It all depends if he is being a pig or not... If he is being respectful then Yeah, sure It's dancing and a teacher is watching but if he turns it into a sexual gesture then NO WAY! I didn't have to do that in my gym class only because we didn't complain about the group dances and we ran our of time for that subject.
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i say if she is all right with it then you realy have no say
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If they were making her do it against her will, I'd be pissed. If she liked it, I wouldn't care.
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you dont have to worry about that. she is 11 years old. if you get worried about that she will be mad. its just a hand on the hips.
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I was 10 years old when i learned how to dance with a boy, it was very embarrising, but i had to learn how sooner or later, im glad i learned, now when it gets a little more ..... frisky..... when shes 13 or 16 thats when you need to worry, so, right now thats how you dance, later is when you need to be worried.
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it's just a dance...and it's part of this life.
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It is just a dance. Why is everything seen as a sexual thing?
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If we're talking physical education, we could do a lot worse than teach children to dance. Unlike most sports it is something many of them will find themselves doing later in life.
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i had to dance with a creepy mean boy he picks his nose
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I would approve because an 11 year old child is problably innocent.
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I don't have a kid, but I do have an opinion. If she danced with a boy in a party, I wouldn't be upset, I did that to, it was so romantic :) But if she was taught in a class... I dunno, that's pretty weird.
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i would be mad at the teacher they should do it with girl and girl or boy and boy :)
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well if the teacher i watching there is nothing wrong but keep a eye on her or she might try something more than just dancing
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I'd be annoyed that they're teaching how to stand with his hands on her hips and her hands on his shoulders and sway back and forth instead of teaching real dancing steps and techniques. I think it would be awesome if we started teaching ballroom dances to people again so that dances could involve actually dancing! Who needs lessons to do the "junior high" slow dance technique?
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Its supervised, its in school, and its just dancing. you should be glad shes not learning to dance at some huchie mama partie.
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I (as a mother) would be upset because I don't want a boy putting his hands on my daughter
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