The headline for this news really should be "Rebecca Watson's Popularity On The Upswing At Fayetteville-Manlius."
No Grinding for You! Upstate School Cancels H.S. Dance
MANLIUS, N.Y. -- Administrators in a suburban upstate New York school district have canceled a high school dance over concerns about students "grinding," a sexually suggestive dance style."Grinding to its extreme is pornographic," said Fayetteville-Manlius High School Principal James Chupaila. "Kids say this is how they dance at a club or on MTV. But this is a school event, and we have a responsibility to monitor these things. It's just inappropriate for a school setting."
Administrators canceled a Dec. 2 dance because of students "grinding" at the Homecoming Dance in October, which was so persistent that officials ended the dance early, Chupaila said.
The suburban Syracuse district is banning grinding at all future dances, Chupaila said. The next dance, in February, will be combined with an "activity night," with alternatives such as volleyball and badminton offered, he said.
Dirty dancing isn't particularly new, but school officials have been paying more attention as it becomes more explicit and popular with the mainstreaming of rap and hip hop music with suggestive lyrics and videos. Schools in Maine, New Hampshire and Montana this year outlawed the dance style so that dances could go on.
At Fayetteville-Manlius, parents were upset and some students complained about "inappropriate grabbing or touching" on the dance floor, Chupaila said.
Some students objected to the ban.
Sophomore Abby Damanski, 15, said kids won't attend the dances, which raise money for class events, if there are restrictions.
Junior Rebecca Watson said the dance style replaces slow dancing, which is no longer popular.
"Your clothes are on, so I don't see the problem," she said.
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Speaking of Parents Just Don't Understand, what the fuck is this ?
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