ROOKE: Taxpayer Money Being Spent Teaching Girls As Young As 6 Third World Temple Dance
ROOKE: Taxpayer Money Being Spent Teaching Girls As Young As 6 Third World Temple Dance
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Local Texas communities are using public resources to offer summer camps in Bharatanatyam, a classical Indian temple dance, for girls ages 6 to 11.
The Prosper, Texas, Parks and Recreation department is hosting classes that teach young girls a native Indian dance that the British government banned during colonial rule. Similar programs, taught by the same instructor, are also being held in nearby Plano, according to the Plano Parks and Recreation website.
Parents pay fees, but local taxpayers fund the facilities promotion, staffing overhead, and municipal infrastructure. The Daily Caller investigated the registration fees on the Prosper Parks and Recreation official sign-up portal and found that the camp is no longer publicly listed.........
