Paul, as usual on Tuesday was picking up his daughter from dance class on his way home from work. He generally got there early as he got off work a bit before her class ended. No one else was in the waiting area when he got there, but this class had mostly older students who had their own cars, and he was pretty early anyway.
At first, he sat to wait, listening to the music coming from the studio. He knew they always kept the door locked—Amy had told him they like to keep practice private. But he was drawn anyway to go to the door and listen in—feeling a little guilty. As he leant against the door, it started to crack open! It seems it was not quite latched. Startled, he looked in through the crack. From this angle he could not see all that much at first, but then noticed he was looking at a mirrored wall. By focusing on the mirror, he could see most of them doing a routine. They were all naked!
They danced, seemingly oblivious to their nakedness. They varied in body type, though all were fairly fit from dancing; nine girls and three boys (he had suspected the boys were gay, from their affectations—but who knew these days), plus the teacher who looked to be in her mid-thirties. He had a hard time believing he was really seeing this, nine naked lithe young women prancing around fully nude. He watched for what seemed like an eternity, but was probably just a few minutes, when he heard the outside door opening, another parent arriving and he carefully closed the door and went to sit and wait. Paul could not help but be affected by what he saw—such nubile young bodies so graceful and erotic. He knew this was an image that would stick in him mind, giving him dreams.
Amy had only started dance about two years previously and was now going four days a week, plus some yoga classes on the weekends. That year she had started attending community college, still living at home. Before taking up dance she had been a quiet shy girl, and a bit overweight—not obese, but chunky. From dance and yoga, she had lost most of that weight, and was quite fit, though she would probably always tend to carry a few extra pounds. She was later than most of her peers developing, but once she did start—at like sixteen, she quickly made up for it. She grew to be about five foot eight, with long brown hair. And very curvy and developing into 34DD breasts, a little large on her frame.
Dance and yoga had been her savior, where she felt most alive and free. While never failing in school, academic work had always been a chore and school work always made her anxious. She was also never really that comfortable in social groups either, and while she always had some friends she could hang out with, she did not have any she felt really close to. Dance classes had become her haven, her community.
Paul worked for a tech firm doing web design, He worked two or three days from home and went into the office the other days. Peggy, his wife, had a full-time office job. Paul was also light skinned, about average height, brown hair, also wavy. He kept naturally fit, not working out per se, but was able to play tennis a couple of days a week and go hiking and backpacking occasionally, his passions. Peggy still looked good, but was not really athletic at all, carrying a few extra pounds from a couple of decades of an office job. They cared deeply about each other, but their love life lacked passion. It was routine, fulfilling their physical needs about once a week or every other week.
As he often worked for home, Paul was generally around the house more than mom, and until dance classes, Amy was not one with an active social life, so the two of them were often home together in the afternoons, developing an easy bond.
As he waited, Paul made small talk to one of the other parents, though he did not really know any of them outside of running into them in the waiting room. Soon the students came out chatting noisily to each other. Amy was wearing just her red leotard when she came out. Carrying her gym bag, Amy broke off talking to her friends to come over and greet him, even giving him a peck on the cheek. She had retained the young girl exuberance with him, always seeming genuinely glad to see him, and not afraid to give him a little kiss or a little hug. After what he saw in class, he really noticed her body, and the way the leotard hugged her frame and pressed her large bosom.
"Do you need to go change?" he asked her.
"No, it's okay dad, I can wait until I get home and shower and change there."
Paul had been considering what, if anything, to say to her, and was fairly quiet as they walked out and got in the small SUV. Amy threw bag in back and they both got in and buckled up.
However, as soon as they were driving he abruptly asked, "How come you did not tell me your dance class was in the nude?"
Amy was taken off-guard, unable at first to know how to respond, "No one was supposed to know dad! It's kind of a secret class thing," she said quietly. "How did you find out—did one of the other parents tell you?"
"The door was not fully shut when I arrived, and I looked in for a few minutes."
"It's only the Thursday class. Ms. Carter offered the nude class for the more advanced dancers. Are you mad, dad?"
"Just mad that you did not tell me, not that you were having a nude dance class. You are eighteen, you do not need my permission, I guess. So, you like being nude?"
"It really helps us be free dad, like get in touch with our bodies. Good dancers have to be really in touch and comfortable with their bodies."
"I see, and you are comfortable being nude? How long has this been going on?"
"I've only been in this class for a couple of months, dad, since fall semester started. And yes, I guess I am. I like dancing nude."
"I assume there was nothing sexual going on there, no, like, touching?"
"Of course not, dad! Really, really dad, nothing like that goes on."
"And those boys can handle that?"
"Yes, dad, I am sorry I didn't tell you, it's just she does not really want the word to get out about them, and I wasn't sure how you would react."
"I would like to talk to your teacher. Tomorrow after class I am going to ask to speak with her, if that was okay with you? I'd really feel more comfortable talking to her about how this works."
"There was nothing to know dad, really, it's just like any other dance class except we were naked. But if you want to, you can talk to her."
"Yes, I do. I also want to tell your mom. I think she should know. I know you are eighteen, but you were still living under our roof. And these boys can handle being with naked girls and touching and dancing with them?"
"Well...," she responded a bit embarrassed "they did get erections at first, but the teacher taught them to relax, so it's not an issue really now—and if they do, we know to not pay attention and they go away. And like some of the guys are gay anyway."
"Had you been with boys naked before, I mean, you haven't had a serious boyfriend, right?"
"It was a little weird at first. I mean, yeah, I hadn't seen naked guys before. But now it's like just normal dad, and it kind of is like, good; it's not like bodies are a mystery now—I mean I don't have to wonder like what a naked boy looks like. I mean I already know—but you know, now, well you know what I mean..." Amy trails off a bit embarrassed, though she knew her dad knew that she was sexually inexperienced.
At home over dinner, dad told mom about Amy's nude dance class. At first mom was shocked, but dad and Amy talked her into that it was really okay. And dad told mom he would be checking in with the teacher.
The next day after class, he asked to speak with the teacher. He entered into the studio, and joined Amy and the teacher to talk. This class was a dressed one, so anyone beign still undressed was not an issue. After an extended conversation about how it works and what she saw as the value of being nude, the teacher put him at ease. She even mentioned that Amy was one of the better dancers even though she had not been dancing nearly as long as some of the girls. She was one of the most dedicated—and maybe one of the most comfortable with the whole nude thing.
Then she looked at both of them, "Amy, actually now that I have you here with your dad, there was this idea I would like to run by you." She paused for a few moments, getting a deep breath before continuing.
"The director and I have often discussed the idea of doing a recital dance where the dancers were naked. How would you feel about doing that Amy? And would that be something you would be open to Mr. Miller, if Amy was open to it?
"I don't know, I mean being naked dancing with everyone else naked and agreeing to it was one thing——but you mean she would dance naked in front of the public?"
"Yes, the dance we have in mind has a male dancer and a female dancer in a nature courtship routine. In the past we have done it using skin-toned leotards, but it would be much more authentic to actually do it nude."
"Well, I am not sure how I feel about that—Amy—would you really consider doing something like that?
Amy chimes right in, "Oh, that would be cool—I'd do it!—Who would it be with?"
"Julian would be your partner—he is the most experienced of the male dancers. He has done this dance before, and had been hoping one year to do it nude, but we never had a girl we thought willing. Also given the theme of this dance I think it would be better if you have a bush—adds to the nature theme."