VIDEO: Parents Defend Young Girls' Racy Dance Performance
Posted on May 14, 2010 @ 06:38AM
A Pomona, California dance troupe's interpretation of Beyonce's Single Ladies is striking up controversy on the Web, as it showcases five scantily-clad female dancers wildly shaking and gyrating to the R&B hit. The controversy: the dancers are 8- and 9-year-olds !
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The video, which has racked more than two million views on YouTube this week, was shot at the World of Dance Competition in Pomona , California on April 10.
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With countless message boards filled with angry words directed at the adults behind the competition, some of the dancers' parents appeared on Good Morning America Friday to give their sides of the story.
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Cory Miller, who is the father one of the dancers, said the video has been "taken completely out of context," and that the performance was "completely normal for dancing.
"On behalf of the parents, our best interest is for the kids," Miller said. "Just know that the kids are doing something that they completely love to do. They compete in dance competitions ... in front of family and friends."
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Another parent, Melissa Presch, said that the dancing is typical for those types of competitions, and that skimpy outfits are a necessity for flexibility in the dance spectrum.
"The costumes are designed for movement, unrestricted movement and to show body lines," she said. "We're very proud of our daughters and their accomplishments."
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Their explaination is ridiculous. There is no de****ng this. Was terrible. These parents should be ashamed.
Posted Sat, 05/15/2010 - 5:49pm
The girls were performing a dance routine at a competition. It's a hip hop routine with traditional hip hop moves. Nothing sexual about it. Pedophiles would think a regular school photograph is sexy. They don't have to seek out videos like this.
Posted Sat, 05/15/2010 - 3:59pm
You must not have seen the full video before it was pulled. These were not traditional hip hop moves. You are basing your opinion on the clean vid that is now up. The original was banned after two hours.
Posted Sun, 05/16/2010 - 1:07am
I did see the entire video before it was pulled. My opinion is based on the entire performance. They are traditional hip hop moves. Do some research on the history of hip hop.
Posted Sun, 05/16/2010 - 12:11pm
no no the bend over touch your toes to pop out your *ss and shake it to the strip club crowd is not standard hip hop or urban. I won't bring up the other porno moves in the full vid. For a female, you are quite a bit of a d*ck to defend this.
Posted Mon, 05/17/2010 - 4:16am
i completely agree. with so much going on in the world nowadays and how sick pedophiles can be i wouldnt put my daughter out there like that. with access to computers, the information about the girls etc anything can happen.
Posted Tue, 05/18/2010 - 10:24am
I seriously doubt they were "grinding". Beyonce has tiny fans all over the world and this is how she dresses and dances and what's "cool". I can see how this could go too far but not here. Heck first thing I thot was the chippettes lol
Posted Sat, 05/15/2010 - 7:21am
They pulled the original vid from youtube because it was unfortunately almost pure child porn. I had watched it before the block and I will never forget the sexual nature of this dance routine. The new video does not show any of it, thankfully.
Posted Sat, 05/15/2010 - 11:03am
Grinding was the least of it. These talented little dancers were taught and instructed to perform exotic dancer / lap dancer moves. You cannot grasp what this routine encompassed until you see the full video performance.
Posted Sat, 05/15/2010 - 11:09am
...Oh But..."it's taken out of context "(repeated several times) in an effort to justify their little girls participation in what is now a world wide video.
****://abcnews.go.com/GMA/
Posted Fri, 05/14/2010 - 11:31pm