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I almost wonder if your daughter doesn't hate math because of its rigidity. When I was a little kid I loved math because my dad is a freaking math genius and he used to teach me all sorts of cool stuff. I learned a ton of interesting shortcuts for various stuff. But then I hit "real" math (higher than arithmatic) and the teachers expected you to not only get the answer right, but they wanted you to do it in a specific way. Even if you had a way that gave you the right answer every time, they'd docks you because you didn't do it THEIR way. That's guaranteed to piss off anyone who doesn't blindly follow whoever's in charge. I remember a furious argument about 48 squared. She wanted me to do 48x48, which was a needless step. My method was a neat shortcut that works every time, but she'd have none of it, and gave me an F. Crap like that turned me off of math for a VERY long time.
I would certainly not make her retake the class, especially if she hates math because of the teaching methods. All retaking the class will do is reinforce the idea that math is a chore. Besides, I honestly wouldn't be overly concerned about one C from a straight A student. Find out from her why she didn't do well, then work with her to correct the problem. If it's because she just doesn't understand the math, work with her over the summer. If it's because she didn't try, find out why - she's obviously trying everywhere else. Something about that class must have stopped her. Find out what it is and figure out how to overcome it.
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