Some Loudoun County students have given the School Board notice that they do not want "freak" dancing at school proms.
Teen-agers have been grinding, doggy dancing, front and piggy backing and simulating sexual acts on the dance floor for a few years now, and these teens said they have had enough.
They asked the School Board Tuesday night to bring back some decency to the dances by prohibiting the freak style and some of the lewd music.
Christian Amonson, a junior at Loudoun Valley High School, said the dancing promotes "detrimental behavior."
"The dancing was repulsive," he said. "The music lyrics actually encouraged this."
Kelsey Yarbrough, another student, said parents will always be concerned about youths' behavior. "But when kids are concerned, then it's time to do something."
Stephen Hertz, a Loudoun County High School student, said freak dancing is happening at all the schools. "We find it offensive," he said. "This kind of behavior is destructive."
He expressed concern that it leads to date rape.
Rory Newcomer, another Loudoun Valley student, said she didn't attend the prom this year because of the dancing. "They (proms) are so much different than the ones you attended," she told board. "The profanity is absolutely outrageous."
Rene Dowling, a Loudoun Valley student, countered that the dances were not as bad as these students made them out to be. She said she polled students who said they were at ease at the Loudoun Valley prom. One teacher had set up a separate room if they were uncomfortable, she added.
The board members agreed with the concerns, but some said they were reluctant to censor music or make the dances "moral."
Board Member Thomas Reed said parents were complaining about the music of Buddy Holly, Chubby Checker and Elvis Presley when he was a teen. He recommended taking another approach other than censorship. "It's a matter of enforcement," he said.
After the Loudoun Valley prom, the Superintendent's Office has required high schools to issue contracts for students and parents to sign, saying they are aware that students would be sent home if they freak dance or wear inappropriate clothing.