How would you (or DH) react if your 2.5 year old boy wanted to take ballet?

This is not me, but I think my DH is a jackarse.

My friend lives on a military base in Europe, her son is 2.5 and there are not many activies there for little kids. His 4 year old sister takes ballet and he wanted to take it too, so she signed him up. She sent me pictures of him and he is SO cute in his little outfit, I showed DH and he was like "Christopher is never taking ballet"

What's wrong with it really? I am a girl who never took ballet, I played the more "boy" sports. If he keeps being annoying I am signing Christopher up now for two years from now

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Re: How would you (or DH) react if your 2.5 year old boy wanted to take ballet?

zero problem with it. I hope to get Josh into some dance class, probably tap. Leo goes into a panic attack at weddings hoping I don't ask him to dance. I don't want Josh to be the same.

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I have no problem with it. When DH talk about him at "practice" later in life we follow it with no matter if it is football, baseball, drama, ice skating, dancing or whatever.

I subscribe to the theory of whatever my son wants to do, that is safe and makes him happy...well that is what he shall do.

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Re: How would you (or DH) react if your 2.5 year old boy wanted to take ballet?

Football players take Balet for grace and balance. I see nothing wrong with it.

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I wouldn't mind, but I know DH would be annoying about it.

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Posted by KateDevine

Posted by DebG


I subscribe to the theory of whatever my son wants to do, that is safe and makes him happy...well that is what he shall do.

That's how I feel too, my husband can be so old fashioned sometimes

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Posted by DebG

Posted by KateDevine

Posted by DebG


I subscribe to the theory of whatever my son wants to do, that is safe and makes him happy...well that is what he shall do.

That's how I feel too, my husband can be so old fashioned sometimes

Kate did he explain why he said it? Does he just not like dance, does he think dance equals gay, does he feel it won't give him sport bragging rights like other dads? or something completly different.

That might help you in your approach in talking to him about it?

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I think it's great. It helps them with their coordination.

DH would be totally against it

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I'd be fine with it. I'm sure DH would make a comment or two in the beginning, but how can you really say no?

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DH would react the same way. Joseph is VERY theatrical. It came up with Joseph was doing the dance "The Ole Bamboo" in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

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I dont think it would go over well in our house. I would put him in a tumble class but probably not ballet.

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Sorry to barge in here - not a parent, but I've worked in administration for dance (both contemporary and classical) for about 10 years now.

Male ballet dancers are incredibly athletic! Much more so than your average baseball player! Plus, they get to hang out with very "fit" women all day!!! or so I've been told by a very straight guy!

Check out Carlos Acosta, Ethan Stiefel, Jose Manuel Carreno - all very very straight men and all amazing ballet dancers!

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my son and daughter both take break dancing.

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I'd rather DS take ballet and be physically fit then sit on front of the tv all day (sedentary), playing video games eating junk food (obesity) and decreasing his attention span (learning issues) like so many other American kids today.

DH and I were just discussing a similar scenario last night. Neither one of us would have a problem with it. Our son dancing, playing with dolls, cooking, vacuuming, whatever, is not going to make him "less than a man" but it might make him a better husband

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I think DH's kneww-jerk reaction would be to say "no way".

But I don't think he'd stop him if it was something he really wanted to do.

I grew up in a small town and there was once dance studio that everyone went to.

There was only one boy and everyone made fun of him the whole time, but he wound up being one of the best Quarterbacks in the state in HS football and he took ballet until he went to college.

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I think if Dh were to have issue, it would be based on "what if he gets teased." DH had a very rough school experience, and is completely paranoid that DS will get teased about something.

Having said that, if DS wants to take ballet, tap, jazz, or play football, hockey, whatever, he can do it.

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i'm sure your DH is afraid that his son's masculinity would be under scrutiny and therefore it would be a reflection on him. it's silly. really silly. to be honest, my DH's the same way, practically. arse? yes. i think my hub's one, too ;)

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I teach kids dance and DH has made it very clear that he doesn't want DS taking classes. He said that he doesn't mind me teaching him tap at home if he was interested, but he doesn't want him in a class full of little girls.

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I would sign him up. Especially if he asked to do it. I wanted Patrick to take tap. My husband said no way. I think it's so stupid!! You can tell your DH that MANY football players have taken ballet!

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I wouldnt mind. My rationalization to DH is it'll help him when he plays football or wrestling in HS!

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DH is really good with all that stuff. Which is great because Andy tries to do everything that Sarah does, so this is something that could easily happen in our family.

Although I don't think it would be something he'd be talking about at work, but he wouldn't freak out about it and stop me from enrolling him. KWIM?

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I have no problem with it at all.

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I would have no problem with it. Not sure what DH would think.

Re: How would you (or DH) react if your 2.5 year old boy wanted to take ballet?

My Dh would say absolutely not.