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re: Dance for young boys to help with sports
Posted on 2/6/23 at 7:27 am to St Augustine
Posted on 2/6/23 at 7:27 am to St Augustine
OP: your kid is 8. Let him just have fun.
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Posted on 2/6/23 at 7:52 am to HuskyPanda
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Have any of you baws put your son in dance classes to assist with sports coordination. My son is 8. Decent athlete, but still has no great control over his body. Thinking about taking him out off of sports for a year and putting him into dance so he can learn coordination and footwork. Could help him immensely. Have any of you had any luck with this?
he is uncoordinated because he is weak and lacks stability.
he doesnt need dance, he need strength training
if you have a GST(gymnastics strength training) gym near you I suggest hitting that up. if not look for either an all boys gymnastics class or ninja warrior class.
that will help his overall strength levels in a fun atmosphere and not kill his self esteem by being in a dance class for girls
and dont take him out of sports, that is another way he is building strength
Posted on 2/6/23 at 7:56 am to HuskyPanda
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He thought it would be a good idea to punch the instructor in the nuts.
Sounds like he might need better parenting.
Posted on 2/6/23 at 7:56 am to Cracker
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Jesus you people!
He is 8 freaking 8 and you are trying to live vicariously through an 8 yo. How about do something with him camp fish hunt hike something that is not gratifying by others for a change. I think yoga helps dance can’t be too far off.
bro, look im all for him not putting his kid in dance, thats dumb.
but trying to help your kid get better at something he may love is not living vicariously through them
you know what is though??? forcing your kid to go to the damn fish camp every weekend.
did you know its possible for kids to love certain sports and want nothing more than to get better at them?
did you know, not every kid likes to hunt and fish?
shite is annoying as frick on here and just as bad as the OP....anytime youth sports are brought up on the OT
STOP LIVING VICARIOUSLY THROUGH YOUR KID!!!
BRING HIM TO THE CAMP AND HUNT AND FISH!!!
not everyone likes hunting and fishing, meaning both adults and kids.
Posted on 2/6/23 at 7:58 am to HuskyPanda
I had some friends who were dancers when they were young. They were good athletes. They had incredibly good footwork and that was probably because of all the dance stuff they did.
Posted on 2/6/23 at 8:19 am to HuskyPanda
At 8 years old? You think he doesn't have control over his body right now, wait until he hits about 12. You wanna make his the guy the others pick on at school? Put him in dance.
If anything, wait until he's about 12 and then add a short session of gymnastics at a local REAL gymnastics instructional company. It will develop strength, especially in his joints and teach him coordination between various parts of his body, when he is developed enough to benefit from it.
If anything, wait until he's about 12 and then add a short session of gymnastics at a local REAL gymnastics instructional company. It will develop strength, especially in his joints and teach him coordination between various parts of his body, when he is developed enough to benefit from it.
Posted on 2/6/23 at 8:22 am to HuskyPanda
so put him in dance, lets see what can go wrong
he develops a little more coordination. congrats dad. now he has discovered that he hates sports and loves to dance. he gets bullied at school. he grows massive resentment towards his father for forcing him into dance. he starts acting out and wearing gothic clothes and finger nail paint. yall lose the bond you have.
he develops a little more coordination. congrats dad. now he has discovered that he hates sports and loves to dance. he gets bullied at school. he grows massive resentment towards his father for forcing him into dance. he starts acting out and wearing gothic clothes and finger nail paint. yall lose the bond you have.
Posted on 2/6/23 at 8:38 am to BoogaBear
but seriously it doesnt have to be a fruity dance class i was thinking more modern style with modern music. directly correlates to being cool
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Posted on 2/6/23 at 8:41 am to HuskyPanda
JFC
Posted on 2/6/23 at 8:54 am to Gaston
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How old?
He will be 5 in a few weeks.
Posted on 2/6/23 at 8:56 am to HuskyPanda
Holy shat baw…..he’s 8…….EIGHT!!!!!!
Wow
Wow
Posted on 2/6/23 at 9:01 am to Geaux23
Most of that is harsh but true. I will say that all of my daughters were and have been in dance since they were 3. We have had one or more daughters in dance since 2003 and my youngest (12) still has 6 years left at her studio.
My wife tried to get my son (now 17) into classes when he was 7. I didn’t allow it because I could see things from a perspective that she couldn’t. She thought it would be fine and he might enjoy it even after he said he wasn’t interested. She pushed. I held. For several years, I had watched the 2 boys in my daughters studio. I would not recommend organized dance studio route unless you already know he is trending gay.
If you really want him to use dance to become better coordinated for sports, hire a private instructor to give him lessons. You say you have the means to pay that so that is what I would do if I were you.
If you go the studio route where he is wearing dance costumes and performing in recitals, he will be absolutely ostracized and bullied.
My wife tried to get my son (now 17) into classes when he was 7. I didn’t allow it because I could see things from a perspective that she couldn’t. She thought it would be fine and he might enjoy it even after he said he wasn’t interested. She pushed. I held. For several years, I had watched the 2 boys in my daughters studio. I would not recommend organized dance studio route unless you already know he is trending gay.
If you really want him to use dance to become better coordinated for sports, hire a private instructor to give him lessons. You say you have the means to pay that so that is what I would do if I were you.
If you go the studio route where he is wearing dance costumes and performing in recitals, he will be absolutely ostracized and bullied.
Posted on 2/6/23 at 9:01 am to HuskyPanda
Some have used dance to improve balance. Some also have taken karate.
Posted on 2/6/23 at 9:02 am to HoustonChick86
We didn’t start our son in sports until he was 7. One round of baseball then soccer. Didn’t do year around until 10.
Posted on 2/6/23 at 9:05 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Herschel Walker went down that road
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Posted on 2/6/23 at 9:05 am to chinhoyang
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Herschel Walker went down that road
after he was in the NFL
Posted on 2/6/23 at 9:07 am to HuskyPanda
Posted on 2/6/23 at 9:07 am to Gaston
He does socceer at school every Tuesday, will be doing coaches pitch ball in a few months. I asked if he wanted to switch to Ninja class at gymnastics when he turns 5 and he said no. He loves it.
Also, bonus. The UT cheeer team was practicing at the gymnastics gym Friday. That was way more entertaining that watching my son try to figure out how to cartwheel.
Also, bonus. The UT cheeer team was practicing at the gymnastics gym Friday. That was way more entertaining that watching my son try to figure out how to cartwheel.
Posted on 2/6/23 at 9:08 am to HuskyPanda
I’ll give you an alternative, I did gymnastics for a few years (dad wanted my sister and I at the same place basically). Your son will be surrounded by girls and learn to fall without hurting himself at worst. It was actually really fun. I was a lot stronger than my peers due to it when I started lifting.
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Posted on 2/6/23 at 9:14 am to Old Money
two guys in my frat were LSU cheerleaders, one was big into dance and went on to a career on Bourbon St. as a drag queen, the other was an All-American gymnast that although muscular as heck was built like a little fireplug, he slayed the vag like nobody's business though, hope this helps
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