Are You Dancing?

"Are you dancing?" I asked a female student who I knew was into a sort of street dancing and was a member of a street dance group.

"No!" she told me, and when I asked her why, she told me her mother didn't allow it.

"What are you doing instead?" I asked.

"Sleeping" she replied.

What's with Chinese parents? Why not let your one child pursue some interests? She is getting exercise and she is with friends, after all.