How can you learn tap dancing as a male teenager when you fear you may be mocked by classmates and fear being in a class full of women?

How can you learn tap dancing as a male teenager when you fear you may be mocked by classmates and fear being in a class full of women?
well first of all, girls love a guy that can dance ;] and although you may be worried that your classmates will make sun of you, do what makes you happy. who cares what everyone else thinks? you're trying to better yourself and if you wanna tap, go ahead and tap. you have alot of guts that most guys don't have. =] i wish you the best!

Question Poster's Response: I haven't necessarily started learning yet, out of fear (hence the reason I ask the question here). Also, it's not just my classmates I'm scared of - my parents are pretty much fully intent of dissuading me too (with the statement that I would be the only male in the class). Quite honestly, if I was the only male, that would only add to the mockery and prove them right - and that is pretty much what is dissuading me completely. Anyway, Thank you for the advice and motivation.