What. The Fuck?

Alright. There are so many things wrong with this.

For one thing, 7 year olds can shake their thang better than I. =x

Okay, but REALLY.

This disturbs me a little bit. This video has gone viral and its caused quite the stir even to the point where CNN did a spot on it. It's brought up the concern about where you can draw the line with children. Is it okay for them to be wearing these kind of outfits? Is it okay for them to be dancing like that? Should the parents be blamed? Should the choreographer be blamed?

No. No. Yes. Yes.

These little girls are so talented. I did about ten years of intensive competition dance and their skills are pretty well equal to mine. Not saying I'm the dancing Queen, but I've had years of training and these kids blow my mind. That being said... why the HELL are early elementary girls being trained to dance like this?

Is it okay for them to be wearing these kind of outfits?

NOOOOooo. I was a skanky version of Little Red Riding Hood for Halloween and my costume had 80% more coverage and material than what these kids are wearing. Itty bitty shorts, bra tops and thigh highs? REALLY? I've read arguments that it's not so bad because they don't have any form of development or "curves" to fill out their costumes.. but.. that is just plain silliness. Skimpy is skimpy. I don't give a damn who you are or how old you are. Plus, there are some sick fucks out there who get off to stuff like this. I'm clearly not a parent, but even the IDEA of having some old dude oggle my little girl makes me want to puke. -shudder-


Is it okay for them to be dancing like that?

Hell. No. These girls are doing very, very sexualized moves and it's just not right for a damn seven year old to be doing them. Impressive choreography, yes. Appropriate? Not in the slightest. They're shaking their asses, sticking them up in the air, high kicks while laying on the ground, and all kinds of hip thrusting. Weirdness. Most of these moves are coined by burlesque dancers for crying out loud.

Should the parents be blamed?

Yup. Being part of the competition scene for a good chunk of my life I know that parents are very much part of the process. I'm pretty shocked that parents would agree to letting their girls go on stage looking and moving like that. I'd be singing a different tune if the girls were, say, older teenagers.. but they're LITTLE FRICKEN KIDS.

Should the choreographer be blamed?

Clearly. That's pretty self explanatory. Someone has some skewed morals.

These little girls are being sexualized (probably) without even knowing it. They're just dancing because, well, it's what they're there to do. I highly doubt that they get just how adult what they're doing is. It's not right. Period. Fin.