Provocative dancing and outfits allowed for tiny dancers? The World of Dance, being an all age group competition allows the girls to show their moves and bodies in front of an audience. The controversial video and outfits were commented on, bringing up the points of those who found very little wrong with the girls and parents actions and also a very valuable point brought up by a comment that was against the outfits of the young girls. Arguments for the rights of the girls include, “the costumes are suppose to relate to what the dance is or the vibe your[e] suppose to receive from the dance, so I think the outfit was a perfect selection for this particular dance.” My point is thus far, both are inappropriate and should not be allowed on the dance floor let alone any other floor the young girls walk or dance. The comments also respond to the choreography taken to make the routine, ‘“The parents of these young dancers have also stated ‘that the girls were not trying to be overly sexual, but instead gotten many of the moves from the Alvin and the Chipmunks kid’s movie that was recently released.’ So should movies like ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel.’” The dance number done by the animated characters and the very human girls showed no comparison. The animated chipmunks were very much modest in their dancing and their clothing (for a chipmunk) was nowhere near inappropriate.
The controversial YouTube video regarding my previous blog is not the only performance danced by the young girls which contain a provocative and more mature nature. The following video was taken at another performance, the girls still wearing provocative outfits and in some means dancing more inappropriate than previously. Quoting a comment from the video responses, “They're am[a]zing dancers but a little inappropriate for their age!” I couldn’t agree more. The girls needless to say can dance but the choice of moves and wardrobe is too mature. A post taken from a blog on the subject states, “And some might argue, myself included, that the over-the-top sexiness of some of the moves (and the costumes) are not only inappropriate for their age but distracting from their talent as well.” If the costumes and “over-the-top” dancing was modified in a more age appropriate level, there would be no controversy in the routine. Who is really to blame though? By all means I believe the parents along with the choreographer, Molly Long, should be fully responsible for their child’s/ student’s actions. Parents as well as dance professionals know what is appropriate for the girls at their age. Another video of such maturity should not be allowed onto the internet! Something must change.
I was drawn in to read this article because I have heard a lot about it in the news lately. When I first saw the video I was shocked. These young children were dancing like adults and were acting well beyond their actual age. It made me think of how much the media and celebrities influence the younger generations. I researched the story some more and stumbled upon a website that I thought was interesting. It had an interview from the parents of the children on it. I thought this would have added to your article because it showed the parents view on the whole situation. The website is
ReplyDeletehttp://idolator.com/5507591/parents-of-single-ladies-girls-defend-sexy-costumes-and-dance-moves. I think that parents should try to protect their children from this kind of behavior. Just because the media portrays that sexy is in, does not mean everyone should do it, especially young children.
When I first seen the video I was lost for words. I did not and still do not understand why videos like such are allowed to be posted of children. This could be and is very dangerous because there are sex offenders, that haven't been discovered, that look for things in young girls, such as how sexual they can be and these videos tell a lot. This may be cute to their parents, but in the eye of the public this is considered very inappropriate. The parents of these young girls should look deeper into what their daughters really look like in the public's eye because it is most certainly not how well they can dance.
ReplyDeleteThis blog caught my attention simply because I seen young girls, that had very little clothes on. It is very understood that they are trying to draw the attention of the audience, but are they going about it the right way. Your introduction sentence led me to want to keep reading, and your title matches your blog very well. I personally was expecting to see more of how the parents, especially the father, of these girls felt, and how they responded to the medias view of this issue. There is this article http://artsblog.ocregister.com/2010/06/04/kids-and-urban-dance-when-does-cutesy-become-too-sexy/30475/, that talks about how young girls in innocent talent shows and dance shows, can lead to other things. Your blog was very catchy and interesting!
ReplyDeleteWhen I read about something like this it scares me because I think of a little sister i have and what kind of example the older girls and girls her own age are dressing. I when shopping with my sister once and almost had a heart attack seeing the clothes she wanted to wear. I wanted to give her a smack up side the back of her head and ask her what she was thinking? To make matters worse you can't look on the television and see a half naked girls. Just look at the pictures on in this article these are little girl that look like grown women. http://www.allkpop.com/2010/08/are-modern-girl-groups-too-sexy
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