--- title: ABC's Lara Spencer Apologizes Over Prince George Ballet Joke description: Spencer came under fire for laughing while at Prince George's curriculum, which includes, among other things, ballet lessons. canonical: https://time.com/5660377/lara-spencer-apology-prince-george-ballet/ author: Jasmine Aguilera article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-08-24T00:15:31.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-12T21:55:38.000Z og:title: ABC's Lara Spencer Apologizes After Laughing Over Report That Prince George Enjoys Ballet og:description: The Internet has responded with an empowering hashtag, #BoysDanceToo og:url: https://time.com/5660377/lara-spencer-apology-prince-george-ballet/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt838536e09babc20f/698a01e016d88460aec36dc3/prince-george-ballet-apology.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2724 og:image:height: 1532 og:image:alt: Prince George Loves Ballet og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: ABC's Lara Spencer Apologizes After Laughing Over Report That Prince George Enjoys Ballet twitter:description: The Internet has responded with an empowering hashtag, #BoysDanceToo twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt838536e09babc20f/698a01e016d88460aec36dc3/prince-george-ballet-apology.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # ‘Stupid and Insensitive.’ ABC’s Lara Spencer Apologizes Again After Laughing Over Report That Prince George Enjoys Ballet > Sponsored content. 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Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis Are Clearly the Most Amusing Spectacle at the Trooping the Colour 2019_ by [Jasmine Aguilera](https://time.com/author/jasmine-aguilera/) ## Jasmine Aguilera Updated: Dec 12, 2023 9:55 PM UTCPublished: Aug 24, 2019 12:15 AM UTC  Prince Louis, Prince George, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Princess Charlotte and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge appear on the balcony during Trooping The Colour, the Queen's annual birthday parade, on June 08, 2019 in London, England. Prince Louis, Prince George, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Princess Charlotte and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge appear on the balcony during Trooping The Colour, the Queen's annual birthday parade, on June 08, 2019 in London, England. Samir Hussein—WireImage by [Jasmine Aguilera](https://time.com/author/jasmine-aguilera/) ## Jasmine Aguilera Updated: Dec 12, 2023 9:55 PM UTCPublished: Aug 24, 2019 12:15 AM UTC ABC’s Lara Spencer apologized Monday on _Good Morning America_ for laughing while discussing [Prince George](https://time.com/5647892/prince-george-baby-teeth/)‘s school curriculum, which includes, among other things, ballet lessons. “I screwed up,” she said. “The comment I made about dance was insensitive, it was stupid and I am deeply sorry.” Spencer also sat with three celebrity dancers to apologize in person and discuss their experience as men who dance. Spencer immediately came under fire after comments about Prince George’s ballet lessons aired on Thursday. “In addition to the usual 1st or 2nd grade things like math, science and history, the [future king of England](https://time.com/5454137/prince-charles-royal-family-photo/) will be putting down the PlayDough to take on religious studies, computer programing, poetry and ballet among other things,” Spencer said Thursday on _Good Morning America_, and laughter ensued. “Prince William says George absolutely loves ballet. I have news for you Prince William, we’ll see how long that lasts.” The internet was swift in criticizing Spencer, saying she was bullying a boy for enjoying ballet. Celebrities like [George Takei ](https://twitter.com/GeorgeTakei/status/1164973253842079750)and choreographer [Travis Wall](https://www.instagram.com/p/B1gjmZTBCxW/) shared their frustrations on Twitter; Rosie O’Donnell chimed in [with a video](https://twitter.com/Rosie/status/1164953350925889537?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw), saying “Lara Spencer, seriously? Laughing at boys who take ballet?” Spencer apologized on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/B1gzsy%5FD7-L/) Friday. “My sincere apologies for an insensitive comment I made in pop news yesterday. From ballet to anything one wants to explore in life, I say GO FOR IT,” she wrote. “I fully believe we should all be free to pursue our passions. Go climb your mountain-and love every minute of it.” Social media users, working to reframe the controversy, are also sharing photos and videos of talented young performers and dance enthusiasts — be they danseurs or performers in other disciplines — with the hashtag #BoysDanceToo. In her Monday apology segment, Spencer sat with Wall, Robbie Fairchild, a ballet dancer and actor in the upcoming [_Cats_ film](https://time.com/5628824/cats-movie-musical-explained/), and Fabrice Calmels, dancer at the Joffrey Ballet in Chicago. “For me the lesson is that words hurt,” Spencer told Wall, Fairchild and Calmels. “Again, I’m really sorry.” “Apology accepted,” said Fairchild. Wall added, “absolutely, 100%.” Whether Kensington Palace joins in with new pictures of George remains to be seen, so until then perhaps consider who he has to thank for the dancing gene:  Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, learns a dance move with Scariofunk dance collective during a visit to Caius House Youth Centre in London on September 14, 2016\. - JUSTIN TALLIS—AFP/Getty Images  Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and dance with local ladies at a Vaiku Falekaupule Ceremony during the Royal couple's Diamond Jubilee tour of the Far East on September 18, 2012 in Funafuti, Tuvalu. Samir Hussein—WireImage  Princess Diana pictured in the grounds of Government House in Auckland, New Zealand a young, and agile, Prince William on April 23, 1983. 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