Vike - last photo in to post, bottom right. As a father, I find that inappropriate for a little girl. I would interrupt the photo session at that point, or reject that photograph from being published.
I understand your feelings, and while I do have some reservations about it as I shared with GeronL, sadly it is the business of the dance world. Grace is 11, and they needed a new portfolio for her to enter the next stage of dancing from Juniors to the Teen level.
I am guessing the photographer they used was one recommended by the other parents and the dance school. That is why I posted a few pics to show her innocence as a child.
I do trust my daughter and her husband Mark to make the right choices for her. Although I admit this next stage of her dancing lessons and career will be the one to test her personally since as she enters her teen years she will start to emerge from her former child stage.
Her love is Ballet, not modeling, nor the Hip Hop style dance which is the craze. The model gigs will help pay for her college tuition which will be extremely expensive in 7 years when she is ready. Although I can see her doing quite a bit of modeling since the career she is choosing is not that lucrative unless you are at the top.
However, may I suggest Christie Brinkley as an example of how a lady can become big in the industry and still keep her morals about her.
Plus, the more advanced she gets, the instructors and dance schools become more expensive. My daughter and her husband are not wealthy, they are mere mortals like us, and thus they need to find ways for Grace to realize her dream to become a professional Ballet dancer.
I ask you MRb, along with my other fellow Freepers to keep me and my family which includes her in your prayers. The future we are entering is going to be difficult even for those children who do not have a dream, but are willing to fall into what ever comes their way when the time for tough decisions need to be made.
Grace is dedicated, she studies hard to be approved by those keeping an eye on her. She has been dedicated since she was a tike. Those around her tell her parents that she is different from the rest, she has something only the best have.
My daughter shared some good advice for me to consider when thinking of the industry she desires to enter, we always get bombarded by the bad apples in any sector of society you can choose to scrutinize, however, when do we hear about the tens of thousands of dancers, singers, etc. etc. etc. who never have problems and stay away from the seedy side of the business? We only hear about the few that go the Miley Cyrus road.
Oh I do have a few problems with some of her answers to the questions, but again, she is 11, and I would hope that as she enters her teens she will see that those she thinks are rebels like Lady Gaga and all really are not the role models for a young girl. Time will tell, and prayers are powerful weapons to help ward off the evils of the world for our young ones.
Anyway, thanks for your concern, and please help me keep them in prayers, after all, she has a younger sister whom I can see being almost, if not as good as she is, but she enjoys the Hip Hop part more I believe. I can see Hope surprising everyone by becoming quite the standout once she hits her teens.
God has blessed my daughter with two very beautifully talented girls, so far I think her choices for them has been remarkably good.
God bless you MRb
Chuck
I understand you are not a father of a dancer and would not initially understand the pose.
It was part of a dance photo shoot, not a model or fashion shoot. All the poses and images were taken to showcase her technique and abilities as a dancer, nothing more.
Thank you for your concern, I understand your intent.