300 dancers perform ballet outside 'GMA' studio after TV host mocked Prince George’s ballet lessons

Photo / Murphy Made via Instagram

Photo / Murphy Made via Instagram

Royal fans were left furious when Good Morning America host Lara Spencer cruelly shamed Prince George for taking ballet lessons.

The 6-year-old is set to return to St Thomas’ Ballersea School where ballet classes are not only a mandatory part of the curriculum but - according to Prince William - are "absolutely loved" and enjoyed by the young royal – a fact which was mocked by the American TV host.

In response to her nasty and backward remarks, something truly beautiful happened …

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Couldn’t be filled with more love from our class this morning in Times Square. Look at all of these incredible young dancers! Photos by the one and only @murphymade Huge thank you to @charliewilliams and @samquinn for putting this together! I was fortunate enough to get to speak with @lara.spencer along with @traviswall and @fabricecalmels on camera for @goodmorningamerica yesterday. You can watch it through the link in my bio. I believe we steered this painful moment into a great conversation celebrating dance and defending boys who are bullied for doing it. Lara was heartfelt, teary and incredibly remorseful. She owned up and apologized for her remarks and I forgive her and thank her for doing all she could to right her wrong. I hope in time we can all find forgiveness in our hearts once the pain we have felt disappates a bit. After all, we are all human and make mistakes. We, the dance community, are a community of love and compassion. And my hope is that we move forward together in order to lead in unity and love, especially in our current social climate where there is so much division. Dance heals. Dance unites. Dance leads. Sending you all love love love and want you to know how much you all inspire me. Now get out there and dance:)❤️ #boysdancetoo #laraspencer #goodmorningamerica #strongertogether #forgiveness

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Professional ballerinos led a class of 300 male and female ballet students in a ballet dance right outside the Good Morning America studios in New York City’s Time Square.

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PHOTOS OF THE DAY: GOOD MORNING BALLET (Part 2 of 2)

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Dancers also held up signs that read "boys dance too", "ballet for all" and "I wish I’d started at 6", that age the heir to the throne is now.

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🤸🏼‍♂️Boys 🤸🏼‍♂️Dance 🤸🏼‍♂️Too🤸🏼‍♂️ 👖Pants by: @yumiko 👖 • • • Good morning, America! Boys, girls, everyone who showed up! We dance together! For everyone! For 6 year old Prince George 🤴🏼! Thank you @samquinn @traviswall @robbiefairchild @alexdwong @iamcharliewilliams and everyone else who came out to prove and support the male dancers who have ever been bullied, put down, shamed, discouraged, and forbidden to dance. We dance for you. We dance with you. #boysdancetoo @goodmorningamerica and @lara.spencer We woke up to prove how fearless and dedicated we as men and boys in ballet. Please don’t ever underestimate the power of our community again. What a lesson to learn. How about trying a 2 hour ballet class next? #ouch • • • #maledancers #balletboys #ballet #newyorkdance #newyorkcityballet #goodmorningamerica #gayboy #balletforeveryone #instagay #dancersunite #dancers #dancelife

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Lara Spencer also made a public apology for her remarks, sitting down with three male dancers to hear their story.

Lara admitted that her comments about Prince George were "insensitive and stupid", adding, "I have learned about the bravery it takes for a young man to pursue a career in dance."

"The lesson is that words hurt," said Spencer, "and it was not my intention but it was insensitive."

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