[Bonny]

Originally Posted by FlamingoFlo

Physical or verbal violence is never acceptable in my book. From reading the articles it sounds like they were trying to keep the child safe by having her removed from the dance area. Wouldn't it have been much better to have stopped the serious dancing for a few minutes and included the kid or kids? Geeze....kids love the dancing and want to join.
When did all this violence and anger become the norm? I will always walk away from a confrontation. Some may say I should stand up for myself, but is it really worth the risk?

I see your point, but I doubt a group of adults are going to stop line dancing because little ones want to dance. And who knows how long that child wanted to dance. That's what parents are for. I personally would have been afraid that my child would get hurt and would move her/him away from the big grownups. Some of those dances you are turning fast multiple times. So easy not to see a little one. I would feel bad if the child got hurt and really bad if I fell & maybe broke a hip.