Dance class for a 4 year old boy?

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I have a very energetic nearly 4 year old who I think might benefit from some sort of physical activity to burn off some energy. He has done a crash course of swimming lessons which worked well so I think he will be fine listening to a teacher without me/concentrating for that length of time but the weekly swimming lessons for his age are all when he is at preschool.
There is a local stage school which has a ballet class for his age at a convenient time - I think he would probably enjoy anything active (though I never did ballet so have no idea what it's like really) but I am a bit worried he will be the only boy in a sea of pink tutus...
Has anyone sent their boy to ballet classes?
It might be worth mentioning that ballet is not going to be a long-term success story for him because of a condition that affects his feet but I can't imagine it would matter at this age/level as presumably they're just doing basic stuff and he's fine running/jumping etc.
I'm also considering football and gymnastics, I think he's at an awkward age of being a bit old for the 'play' type sessions like musical minis but a bit young for the school age classes.
I'm also mindful that when he starts reception he might be too tired and have to stop so don't want to get really invested in anything when it may only be for a couple of terms.
Any suggestions gratefully received!

I would suggest something like street dance, which tends to have more more boys in a class and is quite active.

My three year old DS will be starting ballet soon. I don't agree you should go for street dancing just because he is a boy - boys can take part in ballet too.

Lots of boys enjoy ballet. He probably would be well outnumbered by girls but why is that a problem?

I agree it shouldn't be a problem that he's outnumbered as long as he enjoys it. Street dance is a good idea though as if he got into it he could probably continue doing that for longer without his feet being a problem.

I did bBallet in my teens not when I was younger. Ballet, from my recollection, is a lot to do with technique, posture, controlled balance etc etc. I’m not sure if it’s the sort of ‘active’ activity for boy that your looking for. There’s lots of running around, leaps and stuff but again, it’s very focused on technique... making sure you stand in second position when you land from a leap...

However, I’m not sure how ballet classes are geared towards younger children. What about football or Rugby ?

Like notgivinin said, ballet is quite a still type of dance. My son loved gymnastics at that age. Still lots of rules and listening skills needed but active too.

It's a shame there isn't a system where they can try a different activity each week/month and see what they like - hard to know what will suit them until they try it.

Thanks for your advice :)

My dds performing arts academy does taster sessions before you sign up for full terms

A girl this week had tried ballet, gymnastics and street dance before being asked to chose what she liked most

They're also crying out for male dancers of all ages

Ds has done ballet since he was 3 and now aged 5 does general ‘dance’ after school. It’s been really good for him, they have to learn to stand still!