When Kendall Jenner posed for Vogue España in 2016, she probably was not expecting a community of dancers to be up in arms in her Instagram comments. Jenner, who sported dancewear and ballet shoes, simply posed for the cameras – her ballerina-inspired image eventually landing a spot on both her Instagram feed and Vogue Spain’s official YouTube account. Prancing around in several ballet-inspired outfits, the shoot appeared to be largely inoffensive and even inspirational.

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“I had to grow up pretty fast, I love being a kid, to run around like a child just not caring,” Jenner said in the video, which has since been deleted from YouTube. “I’ve always been adventurous, so I love doing stuff like that, I don’t know, just stupid stuff. I love walking around – being able to be free.”

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Dancers and dance enthusiasts, however, did not take kindly to Jenner’s seemingly harmless message of childish carelessness and whimsical freedom. “Ballet dancers don't train 7+ hours a day, 7 days a week, to be represented by Kendall Jenner & her dodgy feet,” read one Twitter response by @ohsolucee. “Kendall Jenner's ballet photo shoot is literally SO offensive you can't just put on pointe shoes and go for it oh my god,” fellow Twitter user @macjohnson131 said.

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Taking even less kindly to an image of Jenner clad in a long, golden dress and the iconic ballerina pointe shoes, Instagram comments were laced with a similar bitterness and animosity towards Jenner’s “crime” against ballet. But Jenner wasn’t the first to vex the online dance community. In fact, a whole fashion trend has come under fire, with ballet dancers particularly ruffled by all things tulle and tutu.