Ballet Boy

I've made him some pink shorts, so we will see how he goes today. All of the girls are in traditional leotards with we skirts, so we will leave him in his black with the shorts over the top. I don't really want him to wear a pink ballet cardi.

This week the parent's aren't in the room so it might be different anyway. I am hoping he will only want the shorts for a couple of weeks, then we might go and pick some different shorts that he will be happy with.

Gosh yes, agree Crafty1! Boys clothes and costumes are so BORING, why shouldn't they get to dress up in cool stuff like girls. Not every boy wants to be blimmin spiderman.

I'm just saying not everyone is that open minded and dancing schools especially can be quite formal and there is a lot of focus on how you present yourself, even when you are little... there's toddler fun dancing kind of thing then there's ballet and what they wear for each is obviously different. I'm just telling you honestly from my experience growing up in the dancing world, not trying to be harsh. Not saying I agree with it just saying most places it would be like that

Kellz wrote: Would be cool as if no-one judged but they do- I got some mighty funny looks the other day with DS-2yrs in the supermarket cos he was wearing pink sparkly hairclips- I have no prob with it- he just wanted his hair done like his sister!

Cute ! We got loads of funny looks when I painted Lewies finger and toe nails, he loved it and just wanted to be like his sister   He wears pink socks/singlets/pjs too lol

wiggly_jiggly wrote: I'm just saying not everyone is that open minded and dancing schools especially can be quite formal and there is a lot of focus on how you present yourself, even when you are little... there's toddler fun dancing kind of thing then there's ballet and what they wear for each is obviously different. I'm just telling you honestly from my experience growing up in the dancing world, not trying to be harsh. Not saying I agree with it just saying most places it would be like that

Agree...it gets quite formal quite fast. My just gone 5 y/o is in her second year now, last year was pre-school and she could go in whatever, wings, barefeet etc, this year she isn't allowed in the studio unles she has the proper shoes minimum...the end of year production was a real eyeopener for me, very intense and they had high expectations from the kids..I had doubts about doing it again, and thought about changing schools but she really really enjoyed it and asked every day almost in the holidays when she could go back, so yeah....Anyhow, I digress...I think it's awesome he's doing it and enjoying it, just be aware that "stage mums" are a whole other breed....(but they love love love wee boys dancing!)

I reckon it's awesome he's dancing :) I'm an ece teacher, and while I fully agree with what the dancing teacher said, I do have a wee 3yr old boy in my class who goes to Ballet in pink and adores it. She's a very confident mum though, in a small community, not sure anyone would mess with her

I only just clicked there is a boy in DD's ballet class - she's 4 and they have a uniform and it was only at the 3rd class I noticed one of the kids had on black pants and shoes instead of pink - I looked closer and it was a boy, I had thought it was a girl with short hair. He wears a pink top and skirt over the black pants and a pink hairband, DD's ballet school is quite strict with the uniform so they obviously don't mind. I'm not sure why you'd care what the other parents think, I personally thought good on him and his mum, and not worrying that it wasn't the "usual" thing for a boy to do.