Its a fantastic show, and DD adores it, and always asks me to check the timings, so that she wont miss it :) I like everything about it, except the costumes. I understand that its perfectly normal dance attire, but do the team really need to wear such tight clothing? Wouldnt a simple jeans and T-shirt combo be just as good?
Its not about being ashamed of your body or embarrassed by it, I just think that theres no need to make the differences between male and female bodies blatently obvious and in childrens faces like so. The clothing is inappropriate purely because too much is visible. I am not ashamed of my body, but I do not walk around semi-naked with all on view. if you want to inculcate moral values in your children you have to take the relvent precautions. It is views such as 'nothing to be ashamed of' which cause society to become liberal and accept this as appropriate. I personally do not think it is appropriate clothing for a childrens programme, dance attire or not... Children are learning all the time, and viewing this particular program will 'teach' them that it is ok to wear items of clothing which are revealing.
Children are innocent and thats one of their assets, and they should retain that as much as possble. Granted that children already know that differences exist between men and women, and that these include physical ones too. They have questions as soon as they have the awareness, esp if they have siblings of a different gender in the house. It is important to address these questions truthfully and without being prudish about things, but equally important to teach them to respect themselves and their bodies.