Dance class or documentary- AIBU to be furious?

[Inkyblue123]

last weekend my DD was at her usual dance class in a local church hall. Is a paid for session, not open to the general public and parents usually drop kids off and wait outside or run errands, we do not sit in.
A new mum came along with her child for a trial. Fine. But when I came back 5 mins before the class ended I found her in the hall filming the entire class, not just her child but everyone. No idea how long she had been recording.
I politely said she shouldn’t be filming other people’s kids. She got really aggressive saying “I’m sending it to Granny”. As if I care. She didn’t care how intrusive it was. Or weather anyone else was comfortable.
i found her attitude really entitled and dismissive. While it’s nice share videos , not every moment needs to be recordered or shared. Kids deserve space to play and learn without permanent digital traces. It’s about consent, respect and privacy. AIBU to think she’s massively over stepped or is this the way of the world and I need to get over it?

My kids are adopted. I do not consent to them being on social media as it could literally affect their safety. I’d be bloody livid if some idiot was filming and the teacher should not have been allowing this either for safeguards reasons.

Well precisely.

when I ran classes I had two students who were in foster care. I knew what could and could not be put on social media. I certainly did not share this info with other parents.

This! Completely agree, it is a safeguarding issue. When my DC were at primary school there were a few children who were adopted or fostered. It wasn’t common knowledge, but we weren’t allowed to photograph or video the class as a group and certainly not during performances or sssemblies. . The staff were rigorous about it as it was a child protection issue.

I my experience lthink some people who appear to be entitled and dismissive are often also, ill informed, gnorant and/orjust plain thick.

She was wrong to film the dance class and l would report her and the class teacher.