Sure, some of the mothers may be courageous enough to cross head instructor
Abby Lee Miller from time to time on Lifetime's
Dance Moms, but now, Abby's
outrageous questionable teaching methods and performance ideas have ticked off one of Hollywood's leading ladies.
It's safe to say that
Katherine Heigl is not a huge fan of the show after slamming it on her
iVillage blog for sending inappropriate messages to young girls.
"I watched with open-mouthed amazement as girls as young as seven
were encouraged to dress provocatively and shimmy around a stage doing a
dance performance that could just as easily been a burlesque routine,"
she wrote.
"I kept thinking all these girls were missing is a pole! I was also
horrified by the way their instructor spoke to them when she felt they
weren't up to snuff," Heigl writes. "It was demeaning, belittling, and
downright unkind."
And then it came to the topic of how Abby addresses the little girls.
"There is no reason to break anyone down in order to prepare them for
inevitable disappointment or unkindness," she says. "There is no reason
to diminish anyone's self-esteem in order to get them to try harder
next time. Especially not a child's."
Although Heigl doesn't agree with the young girls parading their
bodies on stage, she explains it's not their fault and they possess
great talent.
"The young girls on
Dance Moms are wonderfully talented,
spirited ladies who should be encouraged to perform since they seem to
truly have a knack for it...I just wish they were being inspired,
instructed and supported for their gifts as I was when I found my
creative path."
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