Just because a child is doing the dance does not mean that they have played this fortnite game.

If the kids really want to do this dance, tell them it can only be done at home or make it for PE. If they have to do this it may stop them. I do agree it can be very disruptive and the classroom is only for learning.

How bizarre, I had to watch the vid to see what it actually was…..surely just yet another faze?

Any sort of bullying / teasing should be stopped. If a dance was the instrument/weapon being used then something had to be done. Alternatively make the kids do the dance for 1 hour during active movement in PE class or something and see if they don’t get tired of it! When adults are involved in teaching something it often kills it dead!

Honestly, fair enough I think. I have heard about that game, not for my children, no matter how old. Kids can do the dance at home if their parents are happy with it. Just do “normal” dancing at school!

The school have banned them for a reason so let her dance at home.

It’s unfortunate that such an inappropriate game is incorporating something so fun as dancing to encourage a younger audience. However, according to the above video it seems as though the dances didn’t originate form Fortnite anyway – they have been taken from other known dances and incorporated into the game. I don’t think schools should be discouraging dancing – it’s a great form of exercise and it’s something fun, so long as it’s not during class or used to bully. My daughter loves dancing and will often break out into a dance. I do however, think that the game is a very inappropriate game from the reports that I’ve read and I will be keeping my children away from TV and games as much as I possibly can.

My daughter tried to teach me this dance a while ago. It’s harmless. Banning it seems ridiculous.

I’ve never even heard of it. Surely just ban it in the classroom? Unless the dance move is literally grinding on passersby how bad can it be? Its just a craze. It won’t last forever.

That’s funny, my daughter’s school is in the process of endorsing the use of an unused performing arts class room to be used at break times for anyone who wants to dance. My daughter and her friends often make up and do dance routines at school, so they asked if they could do this. I love the fact that they are in favour of it. As for the banning of that dance move it is crazy. There are far worse dance moves that they should be worried about.

I had no idea this dance was from Fortnite. I just thought it was the next craze after dabbing, running man… the list goes on. My son and I were reeling them off the other night. Like anything, it will disappear in time when the next fad comes along. Banning it will only make kids want to do it more. What about manage it instead and don’t allow it in the classroom!!

Crazes and fads come and go and this one will too!

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  • • mom93821 replied
    • 29 Jun 2018 , 9:49 am

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  Detention will probably be full for a while!

I read it was made up by that backpack kid.

Oh seriously! Get a grip. I don’t understand why Fortnite is getting such a bad rap? I have seen the game. And can safely say they are FAR worse games kids could be playing. Yes there is guns and shooting but it really isn’t life like at all. There’s the ‘battle bus’ which is literally a bus that flys through the sky that the players then sky dive from and everyone runs around dressed up in silly outfits and do funny dances. There’s even gnomes and llamas.

I didn’t realise it was from a game and that it was a form of taunting

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  • • cherz replied
    • 27 Jun 2018 , 9:40 pm

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  That makes two of us.

How stupid is the school??? Kids are dancing the floss because they think it’s fun and cool not because they are using it as a taunt… it’s a world wide craze but then again schools seem to ban lots of crazes because there annoying they just find a more professional reasoning behind their choices. Fortnite isn’t even that bad of a game! Should’ve we banned donkey kong and Mario brothers growing up because we defeated other people?? No we did not… people are losing the plot these days..

they should have banned that stupid dabbing thing that went on

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  • • alrevedup replied
    • 27 Jun 2018 , 8:28 pm

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  If it’s done in class then I think a warning should be issued before a detention is given. I don’t think banning a dance is appropriate and its probably ineffective as it just makes the children want to do it more.
  Let kids be kids, there is so much censorship and altering customs and coddling these days and its making the world a bad place.
  My children’s school banned bottle flipping (harmless but VERY annoying) and I heard of some schools trying to ban dabbing.
  My school actually embraced dabbing in its peak and used it in children acts for dances / concerts which was rather amusing. But then I was also highly amused by people dabbing at me because my number plate at the time started with DAB.

A ban for dancing seems a bit strange.

Our school allows the positive dance and the floss however the loser dance isn’t allowed to be used especially when it is being used as as sign of disrespect towards their peers and teachers.

If it’s disruptive then I can see their point in banning it, though going straight to detentions seems excessive.